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Orazio Fagone
Curler ♂
Born	(1968-11-13) 13 November 1968 (age 56) Catania, Italy
Curling career
Member Association	Italy
World Wheelchair Championship appearances	2 (2004, 2005)
Medal record Men's short track speed skating Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1994 Lillehammer 5000 m relay Olympic Games (Demonstration) 1988 Calgary 1500m 1988 Calgary 5000 m relay World Championships 1994 Guildford 3000 m 1988 St. Louis 5000 m relay 1996 Den Haag 500 m 1996 Den Haag 5000 m relay 1987 Montreal 1000 m 1987 Montreal 5000 m relay 1993 Beijing 5000 m relay 1995 Gjøvik 5000 m relay 1997 Nagano 1500 m 1990 Amsterdam 500 m 1996 Den Haag Overall 1997 Nagano 5000 m relay World Team Championships 1993 Budapest Team 1992 Minamimaki Team 1994 Cambridge Team 1996 Lake Placid Team 1997 Seoul Team European Championships 1997 Malmö 5000 m relay

Orazio Fagone (born 13 November 1968) is an Italian sledge hockey player and former short track speed skater who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics, 1992 Winter Olympics and 1994 Winter Olympics. After a motorcycle accident, he also competed as paralympic hockey player and wheelchair curler.

Short track career

Fagone competed in the first short track speed skating events at the 1988 Winter Olympics when this sport was a demonstration sport. He finished third in the 1500 metres and as a member of the Italian relay team, he finished second in the 5000 metre relay.

At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, Fagone finished eighth with the Italian team in the 5000 metre relay competition. In the 1000 metres, he finished 24th.

At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Fagone was part of the Italian team which won the gold medal in the 5000 metre relay competition. In the 1000 metres, he finished 15th and in the 500 metres, he finished 31st.

Accident

In 1997, Fagone's right leg was amputated after a motorcycle accident, ending his hopes for a return to the 1998 Winter Olympics. After the accident, Fagone started to play sledge hockey and competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics as a member of the Italian national sledge hockey team. This made Fagone the third Winter Olympian to also compete in the Paralympics and the first disabled one (the other two were sighted guides).

Wheelchair curling teams and events

See also

• List of athletes who have competed in the Paralympics and Olympics

References

1. "1988 Winter Olympics Roundup: Thursday's Results", Aiken Standard, p. 8, 1988-02-26
2. Wallechinsky, David; Jaime Loucky (2005). The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics, Toronto: Sport Classic Books. ISBN 1-894963-45-8
3. "Athletes involved in motorcycle accidents". The Associated Press. 12 June 2006. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
4. Maki, Allan (2010-01-23). "McKeever to compete in both the Olympics and Paralympics". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Orazio Fagone". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2014-03-03.

External links

• Orazio Fagone at the International Skating Union
• Orazio Fagone at World Curling
• Orazio Fagone in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
• Orazio Fagone at SpeedSkatingNews.info
• Orazio Fagone at ShortTrackOnLine.info
• Orazio Fagone at Olympics.com

• 1968 births
• Living people
• Italian male short-track speed skaters
• Olympic short-track speed skaters for Italy
• Short-track speed skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics
• Short-track speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics
• Short-track speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics
• Olympic gold medalists for Italy
• Sportspeople from Catania
• Italian amputees
• Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating
• Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics
• Ice sledge hockey players at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
• Italian disabled sportspeople
• Italian male curlers
• Italian wheelchair curlers
• Italian sledge hockey players
• World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists
• 20th-century Italian sportsmen