Alvise de Vidi

Italian Paralympic Committee official Ruggero Vilnai. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2013)

Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2013)

"Don't give up. There are a lot special moments waiting for us. It just takes a little courage to look for them." (gazzetta.it, 13 Nov 2014)

He brought the Italian flag into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2006 Paralympic Winter Games in Turin. He delivered it to a group of soldiers who carried out the flag-raising. (nprugby.it, 17 Nov 2011)

In 2004 he received the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. (gazzetta.it, 26 Jul 2013)

The Olmi indoor sports complex in San Biagio di Callalta, Italy, is named after him. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2013; comune.sanbiagio.tv.it, 24 Sep 2012)

He won a gold medal in swimming [1A 25m butterfly] at the 1988 Paralympic Games in Seoul, and has captained the Italy wheelchair rugby team. (mattinopadova.gelocal.it, 22 Dec 2012; superabile.it, 05 May 2009)

He has quadriplegia after fracturing two vertebrae in his neck diving into the sea in 1983. (gazzetta.it, 13 Nov 2014; olimpiadi.blogosfere.it, 03 Sep 2012)