MORGANTI Sara

Date of Birth: 21 Mar 1976

Age: 45

Gender: Female

Sport Class: GI

Place of birth: CASTELNUOVO DI GARFAGNANA

Birth Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Team Test to Music ITA Italy	8
	Individual Test - Grade I	3
	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade I	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Equestrian Park	Dressage Individual Test - Grade I	Finished
	Equestrian Park	Dressage Individual Freestyle Test - Grade I	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
4	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade Ia	2012	London, GBR
8	Individual Championship Test - Grade Ia	2012	London, GBR
10	Team Test to Music	2012	London, GBR
11	Team Test to Music	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
WDW	Individual Championship Test - Grade Ia	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Equestrian Games
1	Individual Test - Grade I	2018	Tryon, NC, USA
1	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade I	2018	Tryon, NC, USA
1	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade Ia	2014	Caen, FRA
2	Individual Championship Test - Grade Ia	2014	Caen, FRA
4	Team Test to Music	2014	Caen, FRA
4	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade Ia	2010	Lexington, KY, USA
6	Individual Championship Test - Grade Ia	2010	Lexington, KY, USA
8	Team Test to Music	2010	Lexington, KY, USA
9	Team Test to Music	2018	Tryon, NC, USA
European Championships
2	Individual Test - Grade I	2019	Rotterdam, NED
2	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade I	2019	Rotterdam, NED
4	Individual Test - Grade I	2017	Gothenburg, SWE
4	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade I	2017	Gothenburg, SWE
5	Team Test to Music	2017	Gothenburg, SWE
6	Team Test to Music	2019	Rotterdam, NED

Occupation:

Language Studies - University of Pisa, Italy

Husband Stefano Meoli

Languages spoken:

English, French, Italian

Terre Brune Equestrian Centre [Pisa, ITA]

Alessandro Benedetti [national], ITA; Laura Conz [personal], ITA

2009 for Italy, European Championships in Kristiansand, Norway (Athlete, 08 Aug 2012)

She broke her tibia and fibula in 2011 after her horse fell and landed on her. Despite the bones not being fully healed, she won silver and bronze medals at the European championships three months after her fall. (saramorganti.eu, 30 Sep 2015; Athlete, 08 Aug 2012)

In 2006 she was forced to take a break because of chronic neuropathic pain. She made her comeback in 2008. "It was the hardest time of my career." (fise.it, 07 Sep 2011; cavallomagazine.quotidiano.net, 24 Sep 2010)

She began riding at age 13 at the Del Drago of San Giuliano Terme club in Italy, and took up Para equestrian dressage in 2005. (saramorganti.eu, 30 Sep 2015; Athlete, 08 Aug 2012)

She originally followed her sister into riding. After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1997, she continued to ride for pleasure. However, she missed the competitive aspect of the sport, so took up Para equestrian dressage. "Horses have always made me feel free and far from any kind of problem. I joined an equestrian centre and the coach told me, 'It's a pity you didn't arrive earlier because there's the Italian championship within a month'. I told her that I would try it anyway. I went to the championship and I won it. That's how it all began." (saramorganti.eu, 30 Sep 2015; Athlete, 08 Aug 2012; iodonna.it, 08 Nov 2018)

Claiming two gold medals at the 2018 World Equestrian Games [WEG] in Tryon, NC, United States of America. (fei.org, 23 Sep 2018)

British Para equestrian rider Lee Pearson. (Athlete, 08 Aug 2012)

Her family. (Athlete, 08 Aug 2012)

She does not like to know the results of other riders when she is competing. (storiedisport.it, 01 Oct 2014)

Philosophy:

"Believe in your dreams. Sometimes if you believe, you can do more than you think." (epochtimes.it, 19 Sep 2014)

She was named Best Female Para Athlete of 2018 by the Italian Paralympic Committee. (giornaledibarga.it, 18 Jun 2019)

She was recipient of the 'Collare d'Oro' [Golden Necklace] Award for Sports Merit from the Italian Olympic Committee in 2018. (noitv.it, 19 Dec 2018)

At the start of 2014 she was presented with the Pegaso de Oro, given annually to Tuscany's Sportsman of the Year. Later that year she was given the St. Christopher de Oro award from the city of Barga in Italy, which recognises a person who has brought honour to the country. (saramorganti.eu, 30 Sep 2015)

General Interest

Classification
GRADE I (FEI, 11 Jun 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (saramorganti.eu, 30 Sep 2015)

Impairment Details
She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1997 after experiencing health problems for a number of years. Within a year, she was no longer able to walk. (saramorganti.eu, 30 Sep 2015)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In June 2018 she was named president of the athletes' commission for the Italian Paralympic Committee. (paralympic.org, 28 Jun 2018)

RIO DISAPPOINTMENT
She was unable to compete at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after her horse Royal Delight failed a veterinary inspection. "I was devastated, both then and for a long time after. I wanted to stop. It was so difficult to accept. I considered it unfair that something like that might happen. Then I thought that I couldn't stop just like that. Nobody has said that life is fair and I have faced even bigger obstacles. So, I transformed that disappointment in an even stronger motivation." (paralympic.org, 28 Jun 2018; iodonna.it, 08 Nov 2018)

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Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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