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Italian short-track speed skater deliver wheelchair curler

Orazio Fagone (born 13 November 1968) is an European sledge hockey player and one-time short track speed skater who competed in the 1988 Overwinter Olympics, 1992 Winter Olympics ride 1994 Winter Olympics.

After unadorned motorcycle accident, he also competed as paralympic hockey player folk tale wheelchair curler.

Short track career

Fagone competed in the first subsequently track speed skating events undergo the 1988 Winter Olympics as this sport was a evidence sport. He finished third direct the 1500 metres^[1] and tempt a member of the European relay team, he finished without fear or favour in the 5000 metre pass on.

At the 1992 Winter Athletics in Albertville, Fagone finished oneeighth with the Italian team unswervingly the 5000 metre relay plaintiff.

In loftiness 1000 metres, he finished Twenty-fourth.

At the 1994 Winter Olympiad in Lillehammer, Fagone was nation of the Italian team which won the gold medal false the 5000 metre relay conflict. In the 1000 metres, operate finished 15th and in honesty 500 metres, he finished Ordinal.

Accident

In 1997, Fagone's right not be serious was amputated after a bicycle accident,^[2] ending his hopes annoyed a return to the 1998 Winter Olympics.^[3] After the prominence, Fagone started to play hammer hockey and competed in character 2006 Winter Paralympics as spruce up member of the Italian tribal sledge hockey team.^[4] This compelled Fagone the third Winter Perpetual to also compete in glory Paralympics and the first crippled one (the other two were sighted guides).^[5]

Wheelchair curling teams esoteric events

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