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Italian Paralympic athlete
Roberto La Barbera
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1967-02-25) 25 February 1967 (age 57)
Alessandria, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportParalympic athletics
DisabilityUnilateral amputation
ClubASD Scanavino Team
Coached byAlessandro Kuris
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing  Italy
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Long jump - F44
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Lille Long jump - F44
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Lille Pentathlon - P44
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Assen Long jump - F44
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Grosseto 4x100m relay - T42-47

Roberto La Barbera (born 25 February 1967) is a paralympic athlete from Italy competing mainly in category F44 long jump and pentathlon events.

Biography

La Barbera has competed in three Paralympic Games winning a silver medal. His first games were in 2000 Summer Paralympics where he competed in the 200m, 400m, 800m, discus, long jump and pentathlon but was unable to win any medals. This he corrected in 2004 where he won a silver medal in the long jump as well as competing in the 400m, 4 × 100 m and pentathlon. His third games were in Beijing in 2008 where he competed in the long jump and pentathlon but was unable to win a second medal.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Measure
2004 Paralympics Games Greece Athens 2nd Long jump F44 6.45 m

References

  1. profile on paralympic.org

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