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Immacolata Cerasuolo
Receiving an award from Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1980-06-18) 18 June 1980 (age 44)
Naples
Sport
Country  Italy
Sport Paralympic swimming
Disability classS8 - SB8 - SM8
Event(s) free style, breaststroke, butterfly swimming and mixed
ClubCentro Ester Napoli
Medal record
Women's para swimming
Representing   Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 1 1 0
World Championships 0 2 0
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 100 m butterfly - S8
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 200 m medley - SM8
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Mar del Plata 100 m butterfly - S8
Silver medal – second place 2002 Mar del Plata 200 m medley - SM8

Immacolata Cerasuolo (born 18 June 1980) is a Paralympic swimmer for Italy.

Career

A promising swimmer since childhood, she became an athlete with disability category S8 following a motorbike accident that left her without use of her right arm.

She has competed in two Paralympic Games ( 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing), winning one gold and one silver medal. She also took part in the IPC Swimming World Championships in Mar del Plata ( Argentina) in 2002 and in Durban ( South Africa) in 2006, winning 2 silver medals.