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Beatrice Vio

Italian wheelchair fencer

Beatrice Maria Adelaide Marzia Vio (born 4 March 1997), dem better know am as Bebe Vio, be Italian wheelchair fencer, de 2014 den 2016 European champion, 2015 den 2017 World champion, den 2016 den 2020 Paralympic champion insyd de foil B category.[1]

Beatrice Vio
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenItaly Edit
Country for sportItaly Edit
Name wey dem give amBeatrice Edit
Family nameVio Edit
NicknameBebe Edit
Ein date of birth4 March 1997 Edit
Place dem born amVenice Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signItalian Edit
Ein occupationwheelchair fencer Edit
Medical conditionmeningitis Edit
Sportwheelchair fencing Edit
Handednessleft-handedness Edit
Participant insyd2016 Summer Paralympics, 2020 Summer Paralympics Edit
Award e receiveQ124956423, Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability, Q124956422, Gold Collar for Sports Merit Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.bebevio.com, https://www.bebevio.com/?lang=en Edit

Early life

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Na dem born Bebe Vio insyd Venice for 4 March 1997 as de second of three siblings wey dem raise am insyd Mogliano Veneto.[2][3]

Insyd late 2008, wen na she be 11 years old, she contract meningitis. For order make dem save ein life, doctors amputate both ein legs for de knee, den both ein forearms.[4] After more dan three months of intensive rehabilitation na she be able make she return to fencing.[5]

For ein childhood insyd she pursue three passions, wich she dey dub "the three S's": school (scuola insyd Italian), fencing (scherma), wich she take up wen na she be five,[6] den scouting (scoutismo).[2]

Insyd 2023, she graduate insyd Communication den International Relations for John Cabot University for Rome insyd.

Athletics

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Vio be champion wheelchair fencer. She dey use special prosthetics dey zuk ein foil, dey fence from de shoulder.[7] Under de coaching of Federica Berton den Alice Esposito she take part for ein first wheelchair fencing competition insyd 2010.[8] Ein experience inspired ein parents make dem found de non-profit organization Art4sport Onlus, wich dey promote sport give amputee young people.

Na de 2012 Summer Paralympics be too early for ein career insyd make she take part, buh na dem choose am as torchbearer give de opening ceremony after online campaign wer more dan 1,000 people email de International Paralympic Committee make dem support ein candidacy.[9]

Insyd 2013, she win ein first World Cup insyd Montreal after she defeat Olympic silver medallist Gyöngyi Dani. For dis performance na dem name am paralympic athlete of de month by de International Paralympic Committee.[10]

 
Vio for de State of the European Union plus Ursula von der Leyen insyd September 2021

Insyd de early 2013–14 season, she pause make she focus for ein studies top, buh she return insyd June den win both de individual den team competition for de European Championships.[11] For de end of de year, de Italian Paralympics Committee award am de distinction of "Italian Paralympic Athlete of the Year", title she share plus Oxana Corso.[12] Insyd 2015, she cam turn world champion after she defeat Dani 15–4 insyd de final.[13] Na dem name am ambassador give de Milan Expo 2015[14] wey she publish ein autobiography, Mi hanno regalato un sogno.[15]

Insyd de 2015–16 season, she receive de Mangiarotti Award from de Italian Olympic Committee.[16] She win ein second European title insyd Casale Monferrato, dey prevail over Russian Irina Mishurova.[17] Insyd July she lost insyd de final of de Warsaw World Cup to Russian Viktoria Boykova, wich end ein streak of 11 consecutive victories insyd World Cup events.[18] She however qualify to de 2016 Summer Paralympics as de top-ranked fencer for ein category insyd.[19] Insyd Rio she cam out of de pool stage undefeated, wey she win ein five pool bouts on 5–0. Insyd de quarterfinals, she defeat Poland ein Marta Makowska for 15–6, then she overcam defending Paralympic champion, China ein Fang Yao, for 15–1. For 14 September, insyd de final, she meet China ein Jingjing Zhou. After she take early lead, dem interrupt de bout wen de tip of ein opponent ein foil accidentally go into ein mask. After na dem apply ice, she go on go win 15–7, wey she earn Paralympic gold.[6][20]

She receive de America Award of de Italy-USA Foundation insyd 2018. For 19 September 2018, after she beat Russian opponent Irina Misurova, dem crown Vio European champion for de third time.

She later participate insyd de 2020 Summer Paralympics, dem hold de year wey dey follow insyd Tokyo. For 28 August 2021, after she defeat Zhou Jingjing second time, she win anoda gold medal insyd de wheelchair fencing foil individual event.[21]

Advocate

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As result of ein illness den ein recovery, Vio cam turn "a fierce campaigner for early vaccination".[6]

Bibliography

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  • Mi hanno regalato un sogno, English translation: They gifted me a dream (2015, Rizzoli Libri, Milano; ISBN 978-88-586-7878-7)
  • Se sembra impossibile allora si può fare, English translation: If it seems impossible then it can be done (2017, Rizzoli Libri, Milano; ISBN 978-88-17-09713-0)

Filmography

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  • Rising Phoenix (2020)[22]

References

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  1. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (28 August 2021). "Vio victorious at Tokyo 2020 as Italian retains wheelchair fencing foil title". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Costa, Diego (12 June 2014). "Bebe Vio, che ha battuto la Vezzali cambiando la sopravvivenza in vita". La Repubblica (insyd Italian).
  3. ↑ "Wheelchair Fencing - VIO Beatrice Maria". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "One year on: Wheelchair fencing star Bebe Vio". Paralympic.org. 31 August 2013.
  5. ↑ Pisapia, Luca (11 June 2012). "Tirare di scherma con quattro protesi, è Beatrice Vio tedofora alle Paralimpadi". Il Fatto quotidiano (insyd Italian).
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Gorney, Cynthia (November 2017). "Why Vaccines Matter". National Geographic. p. 134.
  7. ↑ The story of Beatrice Vio: the teenage fencing sensation at the Paralympics. The Olympic Channel. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Beatrice Vio". Paralympic.org. 31 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Paralimpiadi. Bebe Vio, a Londra a furor di popolo. Niente gare, ma il futuro è suo" (insyd Italian). Redattore Sociale. 3 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "Beatrice Vio - Athlete of the Month May 2013". Paralympic.org. May 2013.
  11. ↑ "Scherma, agli Europei l'Italia ha il sorriso di Beatrice Vio" (insyd Italian). Rai News. 10 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Beatrice Vio premiata con l'Italian Paralympic Award 2014" (insyd Italian). Italian Fencing Federation. 9 October 2014.
  13. ↑ Carlino, Maddalena (22 September 2015). "Niente è impossibile. Bebe Vio, l'oro paralimpico del fioretto ci racconta "come fare la differenza"" (insyd Italian). L'Unità TV.
  14. ↑ Sogliani, Marina (9 April 2015). "La campionessa di scherma Beatrice Vio sarà Ambassador di Expo Milano 2015". Il Corriere della sera (insyd Italian).
  15. ↑ "Beatrice "Bebe" Vio: "Mi hanno regalato un sogno"". Il Corriere dello Sport (insyd Italian). 14 December 2015.
  16. ↑ Silvia Galimberti (25 February 2016). "Il premio "Mangiarotti" assegnato all'imbattibile Vio". La Gazzetta dello Sport (insyd Italian).
  17. ↑ Claudio Arrigoni (18 May 2016). "Non si ferma mai. Oro europeo 2016 per Bebe Vio". La Gazzetta dello Sport (insyd Italian).
  18. ↑ Gennari, Alessandro (11 July 2016). "Varsavia: argento per Bebe, si interrompe la striscia vicente". Pianeta Scherma (insyd Italian).
  19. ↑ "Federscherma - Giochi Paralimpici Rio2016 - Ecco la delegazione azzurra: sette Italiani in pedana dal 12 al 16 settembre" (insyd Italian). Italian Fencing Federation. 18 July 2016.
  20. ↑ "Victory for Vio in wheelchair fencing foil event". International Paralympic Committee. 14 September 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  21. ↑ "Bebe Vio makes history with second Paralympic gold medal in wheelchair fencing". International Paralympic Committee (insyd English den Spanish). 28 August 2021. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  22. ↑ Horst, Carole (25 August 2020). "Netflix's 'Rising Phoenix' Celebrates Top Paralympic Athletes". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
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