Orazio Fagone

Orazio Fagone
Medal record
Men's Short Track Speed Skating
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
1994 Lillehammer 5000 m relay
World Championships
1996 Den Haag Overall
1994 Guildford 3000 m
1996 Den Haag 500 m
1987 Montreal 1000 m
1997 Nagano 1500 m
1988 St. Louis 5000 m relay
1996 Den Haag 5000 m relay
1993 Beijing 5000 m relay
1995 Gjøvik 5000 m relay
World Team Championships
1993 Budapest Team
1992 Minamimaki Team
1994 Cambridge Team
1996 Lake Placid Team
1997 Seoul Team

Orazio Fagone (born November 13, 1968 in Catania) is an Italian sledge hockey player and former short track speed skater who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics, 1992 Winter Olympics and 1994 Winter Olympics.

Short track career

Fagone competed in the first short track speed skating events at the 1988 Winter Olympics when this sport was a demonstration sport. He finished third in the 1500 metres[1] and as a member of the Italian relay team, he finished second in the 5000 metre relay.

At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, Fagone finished eighth with the Italian team in the 5000 metre relay competition. In the 1000 metres, he finished 24th.

At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Fagone was part of the Italian team which won the gold medal in the 5000 metre relay competition. In the 1000 metres, he finished 15th and in the 500 metres, he finished 31st.

Accident

In 1997, Fagone's right leg was amputated after a motorcycle accident,[2] ending his hopes for a return to the 1998 Winter Olympics.[3] After the accident, Fagone started to play sledge hockey and competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics as a member of the Italian national sledge hockey team.[4] This made Fagone the third Winter Olympian to also compete in the Paralympics and the first disabled one (the other two were sighted guides).[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1988 Winter Olympics Roundup: Thursday's Results", Aiken Standard, p. 8, 1988-02-26
  2. ↑ Wallechinsky, David; Jaime Loucky (2005). The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics, Toronto: Sport Classic Books. ISBN 1-894963-45-8
  3. ↑ "Athletes involved in motorcycle accidents". The Associated Press. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  4. ↑ Maki, Allan (2010-01-23). "McKeever to compete in both the Olympics and Paralympics". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  5. ↑ "Orazio Fagone: Biography". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-03-03.


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