Irene Monaco

Irene Monaco (born 7 October 1940) is a former Italian a paralympic multi-sport athlete who won ten medals at the Summer Paralympics from 1964 to 1984.^[3]

Irene Monaco

Irene in Vignola in 1978 during an open archery competition at the age of 48.
Personal information
Born	(1940-10-07) 7 October 1940 (age 84) Rome, Italy[1]
Spouse	Uber Sala
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Para archery Para athletics Para swimming Para table tennis Wheelchair fencing
Disability	Poliomyelitis
Club	Ascip Ostia[2]
Medal record Representing  Italy Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 3 1 6 Paralympic Games Women's para archery 1984 Stoke Mandeville Double FITA Round Integrated Women's para athletics 1980 Tokyo Discus Throw D 1968 Tel Aviv Discus Throw D Women's para table tennis 1968 Tel Aviv Doubles C Women's para swimming 1964 Tokyo 50 m Freestyle Prone Incomplete class 4 1964 Tokyo 50 m Freestyle Supine Incomplete class 4 1964 Tokyo 50 m Breaststroke Incomplete class 4 Women's wheelchair fencing 1964 Tokyo Foil Team 1968 Tel Aviv Foil Team 1980 Arnhem Foil Team

Married to paralympic athlete Uber Sala who competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Dartchery.^[4] She has a twin sister Elena, who also has polio.^[4] who won six medals at the Summer Paralympics between Tokyo 1964 and Tel Aviv 1968.^[3]

Career

Irene Monaco continued to compete in archery in the masters category until almost 50 years, winning some national^[5] and world titles.^[1]

See also

• Italian multiple medallists at the Summer Paralympics
• Italy at the 1964 Summer Paralympics
• Italy at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
• Italy at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
• Italy at the 1984 Summer Paralympics