Italy at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
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IPC code | ITA | ||||||||
NPC | Comitato Italiano Paralimpico | ||||||||
Website |
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in London | |||||||||
Competitors | 98 in 12 sports | ||||||||
Flag bearer |
Oscar De Pellegrin (opening) Alex Zanardi (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 13th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances | |||||||||
Italy competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
* Indicates that score counts in team total
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage
* Due to a lack of wind Race 11 was cancelled
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
Italy qualified for the men's team event in wheelchair basketball by finishing fourth at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship. Competing athletes are given an eight-level-score specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 0.5 to 4.5 with lower scores representing a higher degree of disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.