Xenia Francesca Palazzo
Xenia Francesca Palazzo (born 29 April 1998) is an Italian Paralympic swimmer of Russian descent who competes in international level events, her highest achievements are becoming a World silver medalist and a European champion. She was born with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy which has caused her to not have enough oxygen and blood due to disseminated intravascular coagulation and had a brain haemorrhage which has resulted in quadriplegia mainly on the right side of her body.[1][2]
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| Full name | Xenia Francesca Palazzo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 1998 Palermo, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- "Xenia Francesca Palazzo - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 8 September 2020.
- "Biografia (in Italian)". Xenia Palazzo - Personal Website. 8 September 2020.
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