Veronica Yoko Plebani
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| Born | 1 March 1996 Gavardo, Italy | ||||||||||||||
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Veronica Yoko Plebani (born 1 March 1996) is an Italian Paralympic athlete who has competed in snowboarding, paracanoeing and paratriathlon. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Paratriathlon, Women's PTS2, winning a bronze medal.[1][2][3]
Biography
[edit]Plebani was born in Gavardo, in the province of Brescia, on 1 March 1996 and residing in Palazzolo sull'Oglio. Since childhood she has practiced numerous sports such as dance, gymnastics, athletics and snowboarding.
On 27 April 2011, Plebani contracted meningitis, which she survived with the loss of the phalanges of the hands and toes.[4] In November 2011, just out of the hospital, she participated in the 5k the day before the New York City Marathon crossing the finish line with 28 runners of the Monza Marathon Team. In the meantime, she became part of the art4sport team, through which she began practicing canoeing and snowboarding.[5] Plebani holds Political Science degree from University of Bologna.[6]
She competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics, in snowboarding, and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, in kayaking.[7] In 2017, she started paratriathlon, and competed at the 2017 ITA Paratriathlon National Championships and the 2017 Besancon ITU Paratriathlon World Cup, winning gold medals.[8][9]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event | Time | |||||||
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| 2014 | Winter Paralympics |  Sochi
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11th | Snowboard cross – Standing | 3:42.34 | |||||||
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| 2016 | Summer Paralympics |  Rio de Janeiro
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6th | KL3 | 52.802 | |||||||
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| 2021 | Summer Paralympics |  Tokyo
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3rd | PTS2 | 1:15.55 | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Triathlon: PLEBANI, Veronica Yoko". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ archysport (28 August 2021). "bronze by Veronica Yoko Plebani in the triathlon! – OA Sport". Archysport. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Veronica Yoko Plebani: illness, Olympics, books and curiosities". Italy24 News Sports. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "L?Olimpiade di Veronica "La malattia è un'occasione"". archiviostorico.corriere.it (in Italian). 6 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015.
- ^ "La ragazza coraggiosa di Mura va a Sochi per la sfida mondiale". bresciaoggi.it (in Italian). 3 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Veronica Yoko Plebani". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ "Veronica Yoko PLEBANI". ICF – Planet Canoe. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "How This Italian Paralympian Is Inspiring Body Confidence in Women Everywhere". Vogue. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Triathlon, The World. "Athlete Profile: Veronica Yoko Plebani". World Triathlon. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- Veronica Yoko Plebani at the International Canoe Federation
- Veronica Yoko Plebani at World Triathlon
- Veronica Yoko Plebani at the International Paralympic Committee
- Veronica Yoko Plebani at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Veronica Yoko Plebani at the Comitato Italiano Paralimpico (in Italian)
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