BIANCO Vittoria

Date of Birth: 7 Oct 1995

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Sport Class: S9

Place of birth: PUTIGNANO

Birth Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 100m Freestyle - S9
	Women's 400m Freestyle - S9
	Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Pts ITA Italy	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 400m Freestyle - S9 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Freestyle - S9 Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
European Championships
1	4x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points	2020	Funchal, POR	4:26.39
3	4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points	2020	Funchal, POR	5:16.98
4	100m Freestyle - S9	2020	Funchal, POR	1:06.31
5	400m Freestyle - S9	2020	Funchal, POR	4:56.82
7	50m Freestyle - S9	2020	Funchal, POR	31.56

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Impianti Sportivi Nadir [Putignano, ITA]

Romolo Mancinelli; Riccardo Vernole [national]

She began swimming at age six in Putignano, Italy. She took up Para swimming in 2019. (lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it, 02 Aug 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 11 Jul 2021)

She trains in Taranto, Italy. (informatissimo.net, 15 Jul 2021)

Winning a bronze medal at the 2020 European Championships in Funchal, Portugal. (putignanonelmondo.it, 26 May 2021)

US swimmer Michael Phelps. (art4sport.org, 01 Oct 2019)

Her coach Romolo Mancinelli. (putignanonelmondo.it, 26 May 2021)

In 2019 she received an acknowledgement from the municipality of Putignano, Italy, for her sporting achievements. (comune.putignano.ba.it, 20 Dec 2019)

General Interest

Classification
S9, SB8, SM9 (IPC, 05 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (art4sport.org, 01 Oct 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it, 02 Aug 2019)

Impairment Details
In 2016 she was diagnosed with cancer in her right leg [rhabdomyosarcoma - a type of cancer that affects muscle tissue]. She underwent chemotherapy and seven surgeries before having her right leg amputated above the knee. (lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it, 02 Aug 2019; art4sport.org, 01 Oct 2019)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/vic_bianco

Legend

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

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