Alvise De Vidi

Alvise De Vidi receives award from the former Italian President, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1966-04-30) April 30, 1966 (age 57) San Biagio di Callalta, Italy
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics Paralympic swimming
Club	ASPEA Padova G.S. Fiamme Azzurre[1]
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 7 3 5 World Para Athletics Championships 3 5 4 World Para Swimming Championships 2 0 0 European Para Athletics Championships 3 3 3 Total 15 11 12 Paralympic Games Swimming 1988 Seoul 25 metres butterfly - 1A Athletics 1996 Atlanta 400 metres - T50 1996 Atlanta 800 metres - T50 2000 Sydney 800 metres - T51 2000 Sydney 1500 metres - T51 2000 Sydney Marathon - T51 2004 Athens Marathon - T51 1996 Atlanta 1500 metres - T50 2000 Sydney 400 metres - T51 2012 London 100 metres - T51 1988 Seoul 4x100 m Relay 1A-1C 1992 Barcelona 800 metres - TW1 2000 Sydney 200 metres - T51 2004 Athens 200 metres - T51 2016 Rio 400 metres - T51

Alvise De Vidi (born 30 April 1966, in San Biagio di Callalta) is a former paralympic athlete from Italy competing mainly in category T51 wheelchair racing events.^[2]

Biography

Alvise has competed in 6 Paralympics across two sports winning 15 medals seven of them gold. His first games were in 1988 Summer Paralympics where he competed in the 25m Butterfly class 1A winning the gold medal, despite winning a gold medal this would prove to be the only time he competed outside of athletics. In the same games he also competed in seven track events ranging from 100m to 1500m including both the relays and it was in the 4 × 100 m that he won a bronze medal. In the 1992 Summer Paralympics he competed in the 100m, 400m, 800m and 1500m winning the bronze in the 800m.

At the 1996 Summer Paralympics proved to be a much more successful year when he won the 400m and 800m gold medals, silver in the 1500m and competed in the marathon. At the 2000 Summer Paralympics he achieved more success with a defence of his 800m gold medal and further gold medals in the 1500m and marathon as well as silver in 400m and bronze in the 200m. 2004 Summer Paralympics were to be his last but he managed to defend his marathon title and win a second consecutive bronze over 200m.^[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Event	Rank
Para swimming
1988	Paralympic Games	Seoul	25 m butterfly	1st
Para athletics
1992	Paralympics Games	Barcelona	800 m	3rd
1994	European Championships	Helsinki	200 m	3rd
1996	Paralympics Games	Atlanta	1500 m	2nd
			400 m	1st
			800 m	1st
1998	World Championships	Birmingham	200 m	3rd
			400 m	2nd
			800 m	2nd
			Marathon	2nd
2000	Paralympics Games	Sydney	200 m	3rd
			400 m	2nd
			800 m	1st
			1500 m	1st
			Marathon	1st
2002	World Championships	Lille	400 m	3rd
			800 m	1st
			1500 m	2nd
			Marathon	1st
2003	European Championships	Assen	400 m	2nd
			800 m	3rd
			1500 m	1st
2004	Paralympics Games	Athens	200 m	3rd
			Marathon	1st
2012	Paralympics Games	London	100 m	2nd
2013	World Championships	Lione	100 m	3rd
			200 m	3rd
2014	European Championships	Swansea	400 m	3rd
2016	European Championships	Grosseto	400 m	2nd
	Paralympics Games	Rio de Janeiro	400 m	3rd