Sara Morganti
Sara Morganti (born 21 March 1976) is an Italian para-equestrian. She won one silver and three bronze medals at the Paralympic Games.[1]
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| Born | 21 March 1976 Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Tuscany, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 2024[update], she is the first and only winner of Paralympic medals in Equestrian for Italy.
Early life
changeSara Morganti was born on 21 March 1976 in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Tuscany, Italy.[2] In 1995, when she was 19, she got multiple sclerosis, a serious medical condition.[3][4] She studied foreign languages at the University of Pisa and she graduated with 110 cum laude (the highest mark).[5] In 1998, Morganti married Stefano Meoli; he is an equestrian too.[4]
Career
changeIn 2021, Morganti and her horse Royal Delight went to the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. On 27 August, they won a bronze medal. It was the first Paralympic medal in para-equestrian for Italy. On 30 August, they won another bronze.
In 2024, Morganti and her horse Mariebelle went to the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris. On 3 September, they won another bronze medal.[6] On 7 September, they won a silver.[2] It is the first and only Paralympic silver in para-equestrian for Italy.
References
change- ↑ "Sara Morganti". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Paralimpiadi Parigi 2024: Paradressage. Sara Morganti e Mariebelle d'Argento nel Freestyle" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Sport Equestri. 7 September 2024. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ↑ "Sara Morganti portavoce delle persone con sclerosi multipla alle Paralimpiadi" (in Italian). Associazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Sara Morganti, campionessa di dressage:«questa sarà la Paralimpiade del riscatto»" (in Italian). Associazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla. 8 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ↑ "La campionessa di paradressage Sara Morganti ricevuta dall'amministrazione di Pisa". PisaToday (in Italian). 24 September 2018. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ↑ "Paralimpiadi Parigi 2024: Medaglia di Bronzo per Sara Morganti e Mariebelle" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Sport Equestri. 3 September 2024. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
Other websites
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- Sara Morganti at FEI
- Sara Morganti at FEI (alternative link)
- Sara Morganti at Paralympic.org
- Sara Morganti at the Italian Paralympic Committee (in Italian)
