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Gianfranco Iannotta

Gianfranco Iannotta

American Paralympic athlete (born 1994)

Gianfranco Iannotta (born January 24, 1994) is an American track and field athlete.

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Early life and education

Iannotta was born to parents Franco and Luz Iannotta on January 24, 1994.[1] He was born with spina bifida and was paralyzed from the waist down upon birth.[2] Iannotta graduated from Garfield High School in 2012.[3]

Career

Iannotta made his national debut with Team USA at the 2011 Parapan American Games.[1] As a result of his success, he was invited to the qualifying rounds for the 2012 Summer Paralympics but failed to qualify for the final roster to London.[2]

After his high school graduation, Iannotta was selected to compete with Team USA at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships. He won a bronze medal in the 100 meter race,[4] and a silver medal in the 200m.[5]

Three years later, Iannotta made his Paralympic Games debut during the 2016 Summer Paralympics. He earned Team USA's first 2016 Paralympic gold medal in track with a time of 17.17 seconds, beating the previous medalist Raymond Martin.[6] Iannotta ended the Games with a bronze medal in the 400-meter race.[7] The following year, he was named to Team USAs roster for the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships,[8] where he won a bronze medal in the men's T52 100.[9]

Iannotta later took home a gold medal in the men's 100m T52 wheelchair event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Grand Prix with a time of 17.19.[10] Due to his success, Iannotta was selected to compete with Team USA at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships.[11] At these championships he won the silver medal in the men's 100 metres T52 event and he qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

References

  1. [1]
    "GIANFRANCO IANNOTTA". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Stretching the Limits: Garfield's Iannotta takes Paralympics gold in Rio". northjersey.com. January 10, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Garfield honors its Paralympics hero at pep rally". northjersey.com. September 28, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  4. [4]
    Blanchard, Jamie M. (July 23, 2013). "Martin, McFadden win third world titles of 2013". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on August 7, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2019. Gianfranco Iannotta (Garfield, N.J.) won the bronze medal
  5. [5]
    "Tatyana McFadden won her fourth and fifth world titles of 2013". teamusa.org. July 25, 2013. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2019. Gianfranco Iannotta (Garfield, N.J.) finished second to Martin with a personal best 33.02
  6. [6]
    Tammaro, Brianna (September 10, 2016). "Gianfranco Iannotta Wins Team USA's First Paralympic Track Gold Medal Of Rio Games". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  7. [7]
    "Gianfranco Iannotta of Garfield wins second medal in Rio paralympics". northjersey.com. September 13, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  8. [8]
    Tammaro, Brianna (June 8, 2017). "Team USA Named For 2017 World Para Athletics Championships In London". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on June 11, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  9. [9]
    Tammaro, Brianna (July 22, 2017). "Team USA Packs The Podium On Most Successful Day In London". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  10. [10]
    Morgan, Liam (May 24, 2019). "Brown leads American charge with 100m T11 victory at World Para Athletics Grand Prix". insidethegames.biz.
  11. [11]
    Tammaro, Brianna (September 24, 2019). "U.S. Selects Team For 2019 World Para Athletics Championships". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.


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