BEGGIATO Luigi

Date of Birth: 7 Apr 1998

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S4

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 50m Freestyle - S4	3
	Men's 100m Freestyle - S4	2
	Men's 200m Freestyle - S4	4
	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points ITA Italy	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S4 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S4 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Freestyle - S4 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Freestyle - S4 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Freestyle - S4 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Freestyle - S4 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
European Championships
2	50m Freestyle - S4	2020	Funchal, POR	38.65
3	100m Freestyle - S4	2020	Funchal, POR	1:25.29
3	200m Freestyle - S4	2020	Funchal, POR	3:09.26

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

University of Padua, Italy

Languages spoken:

CS Guardia di Finanza [Modena, ITA]

Matteo Poli [club, national]; Riccardo Vernole [national]

He began swimming at age three. (Ability Channel's YouTube channel, 07 Apr 2015)

Swimming was recommended to him as a form of physical therapy. "I fell in love with the water, and everything started from there." (Ability Channel's YouTube channel, 07 Apr 2015)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 01 Aug 2021)

General Interest

Classification
S4, SB4, SM4 (IPC, 06 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (Ability Channel's YouTube channel, 07 Apr 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Ability Channel's YouTube channel, 07 Apr 2015)

Impairment Details
He was born with cerebral palsy which predominantly affects the mobility of his lower limbs and his left arm, and requires him to use a wheelchair [spastic tetraparesis]. (modenatoday.it, 03 Mar 2021; Ability Channel's YouTube channel, 07 Apr 2015)

Social Media

Legend

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

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