Orazio Fagone
Encyclopedia
Orazio Fagone is an Italian
sledge hockey
player and former short track speed skater
who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics
, in the 1992 Winter Olympics
and in the 1994 Winter Olympics
.
In 1988 he competed in the first short track speed skating events at the Calgary Winter Olympics when this sport was a demonstration sport
. He finished third in the 1500 metres event and as a member of the Italian relay team he finished second in the 5000 metre relay competition.
Four years later he finished eighth with the Italian team in the 5000 metre relay contest. In the 1000 metre event he finished 24th.
At the 1994 Games he was part of the Italian team which won the gold medal in the 5000 metre relay competition. In the 1000 metre contest he finished 15th and in the 500 metre event he finished 31st.
Fagone's right leg was amputated after a motorcycle accident in 1997.
Italy
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sledge hockey
Sledge hockey
Sledge hockey is a sport that was designed to allow participants who have a physical disability to play the game of ice hockey. Ice sledge hockey was invented in the early 1960s in Stockholm, Sweden at a rehabilitation center...
player and former short track speed skater
Short track speed skating
Short track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters skate on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 m...
who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988. The host was selected in 1981 after having beat Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy...
, in the 1992 Winter Olympics
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...
and in the 1994 Winter Olympics
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
.
In 1988 he competed in the first short track speed skating events at the Calgary Winter Olympics when this sport was a demonstration sport
Demonstration sport
A demonstration sport is a sport which is played to promote itself, most commonly during the Olympic Games, but also at other sporting events.Demonstration sports were officially introduced in 1912 Summer Olympics, when Sweden decided to include glima, traditional Icelandic wrestling, in the...
. He finished third in the 1500 metres event and as a member of the Italian relay team he finished second in the 5000 metre relay competition.
Four years later he finished eighth with the Italian team in the 5000 metre relay contest. In the 1000 metre event he finished 24th.
At the 1994 Games he was part of the Italian team which won the gold medal in the 5000 metre relay competition. In the 1000 metre contest he finished 15th and in the 500 metre event he finished 31st.
Fagone's right leg was amputated after a motorcycle accident in 1997.