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Oney Tapia

Oney Tapia
Tapia awarded by the Italian President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale Palace in 2021.
Personal information
Born27 February 1976 (1976-02-27) (age 48)
Havana, Cuba[1]
Sport
CountryItaly
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityVision impairment
Disability classF11
Events
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Discus throw F11
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F11
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Shot put F11
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Discus throw F11
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kobe Discus throw F11
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dubai Discus throw F11
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Grosseto Discus throw F11
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin Discus throw F11
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin Shot put F11

Oney Tapia (born 27 February 1976)[2] is a visually impaired Italian-Cuban Paralympic athlete competing in discus throw and shot put events. He represented Italy at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medal in the men's discus throw F11 event.[3] He represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the discus throw and shot put events, winning two bronze medals.[4][5]

Career

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Tapia won the gold medal in the men's discus throw F11 event at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships held in Grosseto, Italy. In 2017, he participated and won that year's edition of the dancing television show Ballando con le Stelle.

In 2018, Tapia won the gold medal in the men's discus throw F11-13 event at the Para Athletics Grand Prix in Rieti, Italy.[6] At the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships held in Berlin, Germany, he won the gold medals in both the men's shot put F11 and men's discus throw F11 events.[7][8] In the discus throw event, Tapia set a new world record of 46.07 m.[8] In 2019, he won the silver medal in the men's discus throw F11 event at the World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Oney Tapia Atletica Leggera Paralimpica". abilitychannel.tv (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Oney Tapia". Rio 2016 Paralympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Oney Tapia". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Athletics: TAPIA, Oney". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Oney Tapia wins bronze in shot put! Rain of records, Ossola finishes sixth in the 100m – OA Sport". Italy24 News Sports. 30 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. ^ Giles, Thomas (20 May 2018). "Paralympic champion Hamman emerges triumphant at Para Athletics Grand Prix". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Men's shot put F11 - 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships" (PDF). Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Men's discus throw F11 - 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships" (PDF). Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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