CECCHETTO Paolo

Date of Birth: 19 Jul 1967

Age: 54

Gender: Male

Sport Class: H3

Place of birth: LEGNANO

Birth Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Road	Men's H3 Road Race	DNF
	Men's H3 Time Trial	5
	Mixed H1-5 Team Relay ITA Italy	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Fuji International Speedway	Men's H3 Time Trial	Finished
	Fuji International Speedway	Men's H3 Road Race	Finished
	Fuji International Speedway	Mixed H1-5 Team Relay	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
1	H3 Road Race	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
7	Road Race H2	2012	London, GBR
12	H2 Time Trial	2012	London, GBR
13	H3 Time Trial	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Road World Championships
1	H3 Time Trial	2021	Cascais, POR
1	H1-5 Team Relay	2021	Cascais, POR
1	H1-5 Team Relay	2019	Emmen, NED
1	H3 Time Trial	2017	Pietermaritzburg, RSA
1	H1-5 Team Relay	2017	Pietermaritzburg, RSA
2	H3 Time Trial	2019	Emmen, NED
2	H3 Time Trial	2018	Maniago, ITA
2	H1-5 Team Relay	2018	Maniago, ITA
2	H3 Road Race	2017	Pietermaritzburg, RSA
2	Road Race H2	2011	Roskilde, DEN
4	H1-5 Team Relay	2011	Roskilde, DEN
5	H3 Road Race	2021	Cascais, POR
5	H3 Road Race	2018	Maniago, ITA
5	H3 Time Trial	2015	Nottwil, SUI
5	H2 Time Trial	2011	Roskilde, DEN
6	Men's HCB - Road Race	2009	Bogogno, ITA
7	Men's HCB - Time Trial	2009	Bogogno, ITA
10	Road Race H2	2010	Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN
11	H3 Road Race	2015	Nottwil, SUI
11	H2 Time Trial	2010	Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN
DNF	H3 Road Race	2019	Emmen, NED

Cecco (otbcycling.com, 01 Jul 2017)

Daughter Rebecca, sons Noah and Mattia

Languages spoken:

OTB Team Equa [Pavia, ITA]

Federico Sannelli [club]; Mario Valentini [national], ITA

National team:

2005 (otbcycling.com, 2016)

He began cycling in 2000. (comitatoparalimpico.it, 2012)

Swiss handcyclist Heinz Frei. (ilgiorno.it, 08 Oct 2016)

In 2019 he was awarded the Golden Collar [Collari d'Oro] for Para cycling by the Italian National Olympic Committee [CONI]. (laprovinciadicomo.it, 17 Dec 2019)

General Interest

Classification
H3 (UCI, 15 May 2020)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (ilgiorno.it, 29 Dec 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (ilgiorno.it, 29 Dec 2019)

Impairment Details
In 1996, at age 22, he was involved in a motorcycle accident which resulted in paraplegia. (ilgiorno.it, 29 Dec 2019, 08 Oct 2016)

General
REMEMBERING A FRIEND
He has the name of his friend Milesi Vito tattooed on his arm. Vito died as the result of the same accident in which Cecchetto sustained spinal cord injuries. "I have devoted so many victories to him." (paolocecchetto.blogspot.co.uk, 2010; ilgiorno.it, 08 Oct 2016)

Social Media

Athlete Blog: http://paolocecchetto.blogspot.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/cecchetto.paolo.9

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
DNF:: Did not finish

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