Francesca Porcellato

Francesca Porcellato (born 5 September 1970) is an Italian disabled sportsperson who competed at international level in three different sports.

Porcellato began her sporting career as a wheelchair racer competing in six Summer Paralympics before switching to Para Cross-country skiing where she won gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in the 1 km sprint.

In addition to participation in the Paralympics, she is one of two women to have won four London Marathon wheelchair races, shared with the Russian-born American Tatyana McFadden.

She won a total of two gold, three silver, and five bronze medals, all in athletics.

Francesca participated in eleven editions of the Paralympic Games, eight summer and three winter.

Porcellato with former Italian president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi in 2004.
Porcellato with former Italian president Giorgio Napolitano in 2010.