CUCCURU Rita

Date of Birth: 28 Oct 1977

Age: 43

Gender: Female

Sport Class: PTWC1

Birth Country:

Germany

Place of residence : MARANELLO

Residence Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Triathlon	Women's PTWC	8

Schedule

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

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
3	PT1	2014	Edmonton, AB, CAN	1:33:20
4	PT1	2015	Chicago, IL, USA	1:23:51
7	PTWC	2019	Lausanne, SUI	1:28:48
European Championships
5	PTWC	2019	Valencia, ESP	1:18:35

CYCLING ROAD

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Road World Championships
5	H3 Road Race	2017	Pietermaritzburg, RSA
5	H3 Time Trial	2017	Pietermaritzburg, RSA
6	H3 Road Race	2018	Maniago, ITA
8	H3 Time Trial	2018	Maniago, ITA
10	H1-5 Team Relay	2018	Maniago, ITA

Occupation:

Athlete, Machinery Operator

Languages spoken:

Woman Triathlon Italia [Italy]

Mattia Cambi [national]

Other sports:

She played football in the first tier of the Italian league system before her accident. She has also represented Italy in Para cycling, and competed at the road world championships in 2017 and 2018. (blog.wellspect.it, 19 Jul 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 25 Aug 2021)

"I fell in love with this sport for all the big effort needed to finish one race. Training after training I have faced this challenge, specially against myself, doing my best and dreaming about reaching important goals." (livegreen.bio, 2020)

She has up to three training sessions per day. (livegreen.bio, 2020)

Winning the 2014 event in Besancon, France. (blog.wellspect.it, 19 Jul 2019; livegreen.bio, 2020; triathlon.org, 20 Jun 2021)

Philosophy:

"Never give up, because our own resources are everything we have." (blog.wellspect.it, 19 Jul 2019)

General Interest

Classification
PTWC (World Triathlon, 25 Jun 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (repubblica.it, 04 Jul 2021)

Impairment Details
She lost the mobility in her legs after sustaining an accident at age 17. (repubblica.it, 04 Jul 2021)

General
OTHER ROLES
She has served as vice president of the Italian Triathlon Federation. (livegreen.bio, 2020)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/people/Rita-Cuccuru/100063663009426/
https://instagram.com/cuccuwonder/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-cuccuru-6593b2125

Legend

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

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