Lorenzo Bernard

Lorenzo Bernard (born 25 March 1997) is an Italian para-cyclist and pararower.

Lorenzo Bernard

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1997-03-25) 25 March 1997 (age 28)[1] Susa, Piedmont
Sport
Sport	Pararowing Para-cycling
Disability class	B
Medal record Representing  Italy Para-cycling Paralympic Games 2024 Paris Individual pursuit B Track World Championships 2024 Rio de Janeiro Individual pursuit B Pararowing World Championships 2019 Ottensheim PR3 Mixed 4+ European Championships 2020 Poznan PR3 Mixed 4+

Career

Bernard began his career as a pararower and represented Italy at the 2020 European Rowing Championships and won a gold medal in the PR3 mixed coxed four event.^[2] He then represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and finished in fifth place in the mixed coxed four event. Following the 2020 Summer Paralympics he switched to para-cycling.^[1][3]

He represented Italy at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won a bronze medal in the individual pursuit event.^[4] He represented Italy at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the individual pursuit B event, Italy's first medal of the 2024 Summer Paralympics.^[5][6]

Personal life

Bernard was injured in 2013 when a World War II hand grenade, mistaken for a cemetery light, exploded and made him blind.^[1][7]