Monica Graziana Contrafatto (born 9 March 1981 in
Gela
Gela (Sicilian and ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the regional autonomy, Autonomous Region of Sicily, Italy; in terms of area and population, it is the largest municipality on the southern coast of Sicily. Gela is part of the Province o ...
) is an Italian
Paralympic athlete
The Paralympic sports comprise all the sports contested in the Summer Paralympic Games, Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. As of 2020, the Summer Paralympics included 22 sports and 539 medal events, and the Winter Paralympics include 5 sports a ...
. She competed at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
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, in 100m T42, winning a bronze medal. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in
100m T63.
Biography
A soldier of the
Italian Army
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's
1st Bersaglieri Regiment Contrafatto was injured on 24 March 2012, during a
mortar attack on Forward Operating Base "Ice" in
Gulistan District,
Farah Province
Farah (Pashto :فرَاه /) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the southwestern part of the country on the border with Iran. It is a spacious and sparsely populated province, divided into eleven Districts of Afghanistan, dist ...
in
Afghanistan
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. As a consequence of her injuries her right leg had to be amputated.
Achievements
See also
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Italy at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
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Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Notes
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
Paralympic athletes for Italy
Paralympic bronze medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Athletics competitors of Gruppo Sportivo Esercito
Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Italian female sprinters
21st-century Italian sportswomen
People from Gela