BONACINA Matteo

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
17	Individual Compound - Open	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
1	Team Compound - Open	2017	Beijing, CHN
2	Team Compound - Open	2013	Bangkok, THA
3	Team Compound - Open	2015	Donaueschingen, GER
9	Team Compound - Open	2019	's-Hertogenbosch, NED
9	Individual Compound - Open	2017	Beijing, CHN
9	Individual Compound - Open	2015	Donaueschingen, GER
9	Individual Compound - Open	2013	Bangkok, THA
33	Individual Compound - Open	2019	's-Hertogenbosch, NED
European Championships
1	Individual Compound - Open	2018	Plzen, CZE
1	Team Compound - Open	2018	Plzen, CZE

Cina (Athlete, 18 Aug 2015)

Watching films, listening to music, carpentry. (primabergamo.it, 20 Sep 2018; Athlete, 18 Aug 2015)

Italian

Arcieri delle Alpi [Turin, ITA]

Antonio Tosco [national]; Stefano Mazzi [national]

He has also represented Italy in able-bodied archery and competed in compound at the 2015 Indoor World Series event in Nimes, France. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 Aug 2021)

2013 (Athlete, 18 Aug 2015)

He took up the sport in 2010 at age 26. (Athlete, 18 Aug 2015)

He was introduced to various sports as part of the rehabilitation process following his accident, and immediately fell in love with archery. "The sensation I felt in holding the bow was unique, a feeling of well-being, and so I decided to join the archery course. I immediately joined the national team. It was a great emotion." (primabergamo.it, 20 Sep 2018)

Winning gold in the compound event at the 2018 European Championships in Plzen, Czech Republic. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 Aug 2021; primabergamo.it, 20 Sep 2018)

Italian footballer Alessandro Del Piero. (Athlete, 18 Aug 2015)

"Sport has helped me a lot because, for me, physical activity is essential. I only use my arms and sport helps me achieve an autonomy and control that I would not otherwise have. There was a danger that I could have just sat on the couch all day. Instead, this way, I can integrate and have a normal and dignified life." (primabergamo.it, 20 Sep 2018)