Xenia_Palazzo

Xenia Palazzo

Xenia Palazzo

Italian Paralympic swimmer

Xenia Francesca Palazzo (born 29 April 1998) is an Italian Paralympic swimmer of Russian descent who competes in international level events, She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics,[1] and 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's 100m Backstroke - S8, Women's 200 individual medley SM8 winning a silver medal, Women's 4×100 freestyle relay P34 winning a gold medal, Women's 400 freestyle S8 winning a bronze medal and in Women's 50 metre freestyle S8, winning a bronze medal.[2]

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Life

She was born with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy which has caused her to not have enough oxygen and blood due to disseminated intravascular coagulation and had a brain haemorrhage which has resulted in quadriplegia mainly on the right side of her body.[3][4]

Her highest achievements are becoming a World silver medalist and a European champion, in 200 meter medley and 400 meter freestyle.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Xenia Francesca Palazzo - Swimming | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Swimming PALAZZO Xenia Francesca". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Xenia Francesca Palazzo - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 8 September 2020. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Biografia". Xenia Palazzo - Personal Website (in Italian). 8 September 2020.
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