ACHENZA Giovanni

Date of Birth: 31 Jul 1971

Age: 50

Gender: Male

Sport Class: PTWC1

Place of birth: OZIERI

Birth Country:

Italy

Place of residence : ITALY

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Triathlon	Men's PTWC	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Odaiba Marine Park	Men's PTWC	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
3	PT1	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:01:45
World Championships
3	PTWC	2019	Lausanne, SUI	1:10:10
4	PTWC	2018	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS	1:01:04
4	PT1	2016	Rotterdam, NED	1:04:24
5	PTWC	2017	Rotterdam, NED	1:11:36
5	PT1	2015	Chicago, IL, USA	1:03:04
5	PT1	2014	Edmonton, AB, CAN	1:08:54
European Championships
1	PTWC	2019	Valencia, ESP	1:01:13
3	PTWC	2018	Tartu, EST	1:04:54
3	PTWC	2017	Kitzbuhel, AUT	1:06:34

CYCLING ROAD

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Road World Championships
4	Handbike Team Relay	2009	Bogogno, ITA
9	H4 Time Trial	2018	Maniago, ITA
9	H3 Time Trial	2010	Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN
10	H3 Road Race	2011	Roskilde, DEN
11	H3 Road Race	2010	Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN
13	Men's HCC - Road Race	2009	Bogogno, ITA
14	Men's HCC - Time Trial	2009	Bogogno, ITA
16	H4 Road Race	2018	Maniago, ITA

Nanni (sassarinotizie.com, 30 Sep 2013)

Trade - Bricklayer

Languages spoken:

Fiamme Azzurre [Italy]

Mattia Cambi [national]

Other sports:

He has represented Italy in Para cycling, and competed at the road world championships in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2018. (blueassistance.it, 02 Jun 2014; SportsDeskOnline, 25 Aug 2021)

He took up Para triathlon in 2013. (sassarinotizie.com, 30 Sep 2013)

Having missed out on competing in cycling at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, he wanted to challenge himself by taking up a different sport. (fitri.it, 12 Jul 2016)

General Interest

Classification
PTWC (World Triathlon, 25 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (redattoresociale.it, 10 Sep 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (redattoresociale.it, 10 Sep 2016)

Impairment Details
In 2003 he fell off a ladder while working. The injuries he sustained in the accident resulted in paraplegia. (redattoresociale.it, 10 Sep 2016)

General
FUTURE PROJECT
He hopes to establish a Para triathlon project to help introduce the sport to new athletes. "It would be awesome if there might be two Para triathletes in the PTW classification competing [at the 2024 Paralympic Games] in Paris. Once I won't be able to be competitive I will do my best to keep enjoy enjoying this sport alongside someone else." (repubblica.it, 12 Jul 2021)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/giovanni.achenza.9

Legend

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

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