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Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Naples | 18 June 1980|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S8 - SB8 - SM8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | free style, breaststroke, butterfly swimming and mixed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Centro Ester Napoli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Immacolata Cerasuolo (born 18 June 1980) is a Paralympic swimmer for Italy.
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.