GHIRETTI Giulia

Italy
Swimming
16 Feb 1994
27
Female
SB4,SM5,S5
PARMA
 
Italy
PARMA
 
Italy

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SWM Swimming Women's 50m Backstroke - S5  
Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB4 2 Silver Medal
Women's 50m Butterfly - S5 8
Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM5 4

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 50m Butterfly - S5 Heat 1
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 50m Butterfly - S5 Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB4 Heat 1
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB4 Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 50m Backstroke - S5 Heat 2
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM5 Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
2100m Breaststroke - SB42016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1:50.58
350m Butterfly - S52016Rio de Janeiro, BRA45.74
6200m Individual Medley - SM52016Rio de Janeiro, BRA3:48.68
1050m Backstroke - S52016Rio de Janeiro, BRA54.68
World Championships
1100m Breaststroke - SB42017Mexico City, MEX1:54.65
2100m Breaststroke - SB42019London, GBR1:50.50
24x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points2017Mexico City, MEX2:44.36
2100m Breaststroke - SB42015Glasgow, GBR1:54.60
24x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points2013Montreal, QC, CAN3:08.71
3200m Individual Medley - SM52019London, GBR3:37.93
350m Butterfly - S52017Mexico City, MEX48.41
4200m Individual Medley - SM52013Montreal, QC, CAN4:14.57
4Women's 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points2013Montreal, QC, CAN3:29.61
550m Butterfly - S52019London, GBR47.49
6100m Breaststroke - SB42013Montreal, QC, CAN2:08.20
750m Backstroke - S52015Glasgow, GBR52.83
750m Butterfly - S52015Glasgow, GBR49.17
850m Backstroke - S52013Montreal, QC, CAN54.78
950m Backstroke - S52017Mexico City, MEX54.01
1050m Butterfly - S52013Montreal, QC, CAN58.23
European Championships
150m Butterfly - S52018Dublin, IRL46.68
2100m Breaststroke - SB42020Funchal, POR1:51.34
2100m Breaststroke - SB42018Dublin, IRL1:53.04
350m Butterfly - S52020Funchal, POR47.80
450m Backstroke - S52020Funchal, POR49.15
550m Backstroke - S52018Dublin, IRL48.92
13200m Individual Medley - SM62018Dublin, IRL3:42.25
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Listening to music, sports. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)
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Athlete, Student
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Biomechanical Engineering - Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy
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English, Italian
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Ego Nuoto [ITA] / GS Fiamme Oro [ITA]
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Matteo Poli [national]
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Her sister Anna Ghiretti has coached swimming at the Ego Nuoto club in Parma, Italy. (finp.it, 29 Mar 2015)
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Prior to her accident she took part in trampolining competitions. (sportconnection.it, 24 Mar 2013)
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2013 for Italy, World Championships in Montreal, Canada (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)
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She began swimming in 2011 in Parma, Italy. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)
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While recovering from her accident in hospital she met a member of the Italian national Para swimming team, who put her in touch with a coach. "In hospital I met a guy who had been in the Paralympics and he introduced me to the coach. I began training but then the coach moved to Reggio Emilia. I am from Parma, where there was no swimming club, so my parents started a club to allow me to swim." (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017; ilmattinodiparma.it, 18 Feb 2013; TEDx Talks YouTube channel, 11 Jun 2018)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (YouTube channel, 05 Mar 2021)
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"I have two sessions in the pool per day, in the morning and in the afternoon. After the morning pool session I go to the gym until 11:00." (informacibo.it, 05 Feb 2020)
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Winning a bronze medal in the S5 50m butterfly at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)
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Her family. (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)
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"Sport is dealing in the best possible way with what life offers each day." (eis-team.it, 01 Jan 2019)
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In 2018 she received the Gold Medal for Athletic Merit from the Italian Olympic Committee [CONI] in recognition of her results at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Facebook page, 15 Feb 2018)

In 2017 she received the Golden Necklace for Sports Merit from the Italian Olympic Committee [CONI]. (coni.it, 12 Dec 2017)

In 2016 and 2017 she was named Athlete of the Year in Parma, Italy. (parma.repubblica.it, 06 Feb 2018; magazine.liceoattiliobertolucci.org, 08 Jan 2018; finp.it, 16 Feb 2017)

General Interest

Classification
S5, SB4, SM5 (IPC, 13 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019)

Impairment Details
She was a competitive trampolinist until an accident on the trampoline in January 2010 resulted in paraplegia. "All the force of the cloth [springs] focused on a vertebra which burst and from there my legs were paralysed." (Athlete, 09 Sep 2019; giuliaghiretti.it, 25 Jun 2018; TEDx Talks YouTube channel, 11 Jun 2018; Giulia Ghiretti YouTube channel, 27 Jan 2017)

General
AMBASSADOR
She has served as an ambassador for Paralympic sport in Italy after being selected for the role by the Italian Para Swimming Federation [FINP]. "The first thing that comes to mind is the honour of filling this prestigious role. At first it was all a bit strange, knowing people were watching me and looking for me to be an example. Anyone who succeeds must be a role model, an example, an important point of reference." (ilfaroonline.it, 06 Nov 2020)

Legend
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Silver Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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