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Born | Padua, Italy | 23 March 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Francesco Bettella (born 23 March 1989) is an Italian Paralympic swimmer.[1] He represented Italy at the Summer Paralympics in 2012, 2016 and 2020.
In 2016, he won two medals: the silver medal both in the men's 50 metre backstroke S1 event and in the men's 100 metre backstroke S1 event.[1][2] He won two bronze medals at the 2020 Summer Paralmpics.
He won the bronze medal in the men's 50 metres backstroke S2 at the 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships held in Dublin, Ireland.[3]