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Luca Maraffio

Alpine Skiing

Biography

Impairment information

Origin of Impairment
Acquired

Further personal information

Residence
Chiavenna, ITA
Languages
Italian

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He started para-skiing in 1997.
Handedness
Left

General interest

Nicknames
Kino (Vancouver, 21 Mar 2010)
Hobbies
Ultralight flying, diving. (Vancouver, 21 Mar 2010)
Hero / Idol
Italian para-skier Alessandro Paleri. (paralympic.org, 01 Mar 2002)
Injuries
He was unable to compete at the 2006 Paralympic Winter Games in Torino because he had broken his right ankle. (www.adnkronos.com, 07 Mar 2006)
Impairment
He has paraplegia after being injured in a work accident. (Vancouver, 21 Mar 2010; paralympic.org, 01 Mar 2002)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Salt Lake City 2002 Paralympic Winter Games (Salt Lake City, United States of America)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Slalom LW12 Final Round 13
Men's Downhill LW12 Final Round 11
Men's Super-G LW12 Final Round 8
Men's Giant Slalom LW12 Final Round 8
Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games (Vancouver, Canada)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Downhill Sitting Final Round 18
Men's Super-G Sitting Final Round 26
Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games (Torino, Italy)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Giant Slalom Sitting Final Round 9999
Men's Super-G Sitting Final Round 9999
IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships (Kangwonland, South Korea)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Giant Slalom Sitting Final 2009-02-21 17
Men's Super-Combined Sitting Final 2009-02-23 19
Men's Super-G Sitting Final 2009-02-23 24
Men's Super-G Sitting Run 2 2009-02-24 21
Men's Downhill Sitting Final 2009-02-28 16