Carlotta Gilli
Carlotta Gilli in 2020. | |
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| National team | Italy |
| Born | 13 January 2001 |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Website | Official website |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Paralympic swimming |
| Disability | Stargardt disease |
| Disability class | S13, SB13, SM13 |
Event | Polyvalent |
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| Coached by | Andrea Grassini |
Medal record | |
Carlotta Gilli (born 13 January 2001) is a partially sighted Italian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. She holds twelve world records in her class.[2][3] She won five medals at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4] She repeated this feat by winning five medals at the 2024 Summer Paralympics too.
Biography
She studied at the University of Turin. She competed at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships.[5]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | 50 m freestyle
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100 m freestyle
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400 m freestyle
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100 m backstroke
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100 m butterfly
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200 m medley
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4×100 m freestyle
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| 2017 | World Championships | Mexico City | - | ||||||
| 2018 | European Championships | Dublin | - | - | |||||
| 2019 | World Championships | London | 5th | ||||||
| 2021 | European Championships | Funchal | - | ||||||
| Paralympics Games | Tokyo | ||||||||
| 2024 | Paralympics Games | Paris |
Records
Gilli is the holder of 7 world records in the long course, 5 world records in the short course, and 2 European records in the long course:
World record in long course
- 50 freestyle 26”67 (Trophy Sette Colli, Roma 29/6/2018)
- 100 backstroke 1’05”76 (European Championships Dublin 17/8/2018)
- 100 butterfly 1’02”22 (World Series Lignano Sabbiadoro 27/5/2018)
- 100 freestyle 57”34 (Trophy Sette Colli, Roma 30/6/2018)
- 50 butterfly 27”98 (IDM Berlin 9/7/2017)
- 200 butterfly 2’24”07 (Trophy Sette Colli, Roma 1/7/2018)
- 400 Mixed 5’08”86 (IDM Berlin 7/6/2018)
European record in long course
- 200 freestyle 2’08”01 (Trophy Sette Colli, Roma 23/6/2018)
- 200 mixed 2’22”12 (European Championships Dublin 15/8/2018)
World record in short course
- 100 freestyle 59”30 (Italian Championships FINP, Loano, 2/12/2018)
- 100 butterfly 1’03”92 (Italian Championships FINP, Loano, 2/12/2018)
- 100 backstroke 1’06”44 (Italian Championships FINP, Portici, 30/11/2019)
- 50 freestyle 27”07 (Italian Championships FINP, Portici, 30/11/2019)
- 50 butterfly 29”43 (Italian Championships FINP, Portici, 30/11/2019)
See also
References
- ^ "Carlotta Gilli - Biografia" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Carlotta Gilli – IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Personal Website (in Talian)". carlottagilli.it. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Swimming GILLI Carlotta". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Carlotta Gilli - Swimming | Paralympic Athlete Profile". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
External links
- Carlotta Gilli at the International Paralympic Committee
- Carlotta Gilli at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Carlotta Gilli at the Comitato Italiano Paralimpico (in Italian)
- Official website