Stefano Lippi

Athletics
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
F42, T42

Further personal information

Residence
Budrio, ITA
Languages
Italian, English
Higher education
Electrical Engineering - University of Trieste: Italy

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up para-athletics in November 1998, 10 months after his accident.
Why this sport?
He was introduced to the sport by coach Alessandro Kuris.

General interest

Hobbies
Electronics, informatics, cars, sports. (paralympic.org, 17 Nov 2009)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold at the 2002 World Championships in Lille, France, winning silver at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. (paralympic.org, 17 Nov 2009)
Hero / Idol
Italian motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi. (IPC, 17 Nov 2009)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"The only limit is in your mind." (paralympic.org, 17 Nov 2009)
Impairment
His left leg was amputated above the knee following a car accident in February 1998. (stefanolippi.it, 17 Nov 2009)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Athletics World Championships Villeneuve d'Ascq 2002 (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 200 m T42 Final Round 6
Men's Long Jump F42 Final Round 1
Men's 100 m T42 Heat 2 1
Men's 100 m T42 Final Round 5
Men's 200 m T42 Heat 2 4
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T42 Final Round 4
Men's Long Jump F42/44 Final Round 10
IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006 (Assen, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Long Jump F42 Final Round 2
Men's 100 m T42 Final Round 9999
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Long Jump F42 Final Round 2
Men's 4x100 m T42-46 Final Round 9999
Men's 200 m T42 Final Round 6
Men's 100 m T42 Final Round 4