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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As of 2024[update], she is the first and only winner of Paralympic medals in Equestrian for Italy.
Early life
Sara 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
In 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
- ↑ "Sara Morganti". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 (in it) Paralimpiadi Parigi 2024: Paradressage. Sara Morganti e Mariebelle d’Argento nel Freestyle. Federazione Italiana Sport Equestri. 7 September 2024. https://www.fise.it/sport/dressage-paralimpico/news-paralimpica/archivio-news-equitazioneparalimpica/20205-paralimpiadi-parigi-2024-paradressage-sara-morganti-e-mariebelle-d%E2%80%99argento-nel-freestyle.html. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ↑ (in it) Sara Morganti portavoce delle persone con sclerosi multipla alle Paralimpiadi. Associazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla. 31 August 2016. https://www.aism.it/2016_08_rio_paralimpiadi_intervista. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 (in it) Sara Morganti, campionessa di dressage:«questa sarà la Paralimpiade del riscatto». Associazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla. 8 July 2021. https://www.aism.it/sara-morganti-campionessa-di-dressagequesta-sara-la-paralimpiade-del-riscatto. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ↑ "La campionessa di paradressage Sara Morganti ricevuta dall'amministrazione di Pisa". PisaToday (in italiano). 24 September 2018. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ↑ (in it) Paralimpiadi Parigi 2024: Medaglia di Bronzo per Sara Morganti e Mariebelle. Federazione Italiana Sport Equestri. 3 September 2024. https://www.fise.it/sport/dressage-paralimpico/news-paralimpica/archivio-news-equitazioneparalimpica/20193-paralimpiadi-parigi-2024-medaglia-di-bronzo-per-sara-morganti-e-mariebelle.html. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
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