# Italy at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Italy competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for three athletes in sailing events. Martina Caironi has been chosen to carry the nation's flag at the opening ceremony.

## Medallists

| Medal | Athlete | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Federico Morlacchi | Swimming | 200 m medley SM9 |
| Gold | Francesco Bocciardo | Swimming | 400 m freestyle S6 |
| Gold | Alex Zanardi | Cycling | Time Trial H5 |
| Gold | Vittorio Podestà | Cycling | Time Trial H3 |
| Gold | Luca Mazzone | Cycling | Time Trial H2 |
| Gold | Assunta Legnante | Athletics | Shot Put women F11-12 |
| Gold | Beatrice Vio | Fencing | Individual Foil CB |
| Gold | Paolo Cecchetto | Cycling | Road Race H3 |
| Gold | Luca Mazzone Vittorio Podestà Alex Zanardi | Cycling | Relay Time Trial |
| Gold | Martina Caironi | Athletics | 100 m women T42 |
| Silver | Francesco Bettella | Swimming | 100 m backstroke men S1 |
| Silver | Federico Morlacchi | Swimming | 400 m freestyle men S9 |
| Silver | Michele Ferrarin | Paratriathlon | Men race PT2 |
| Silver | Martina Caironi | Athletics | Long jump women T42 |
| Silver | Cecilia Camellini | Swimming | 400 m freestyle women S11 |
| Silver | Giulia Ghiretti | Swimming | 100 m breaststroke women SB4 |
| Silver | Oney Tapia | Athletics | Discus throw men F11 |
| Silver | Federico Morlacchi | Swimming | 100 m breaststroke men SB8 |
| Silver | Alberto Simonelli | Archery | Men's individual compound open |
| Silver | Luca Mazzone | Cycling | Road race men H2 |
| Silver | Alex Zanardi | Cycling | Road race men H5 |
| Silver | Federico Morlacchi | Swimming | 100 m butterfly men S9 |
| Silver | Francesco Bettella | Swimming | 50 m backstroke men S1 |
| Silver | Arjola Trimi | Swimming | 50 m freestyle women S4 |
| Bronze | Giovanni Achenza | Paratriathlon | Men's race PT1 |
| Bronze | Giulia Ghiretti | Swimming | 50 m butterfly women S5 |
| Bronze | Vincenzo Boni | Swimming | 50 m backstroke men S3 |
| Bronze | Roberto Airoldi Elisabetta Mijno | Archery | Team |
| Bronze | Giada Rossi | Table tennis | Women's single classes 1-2 |
| Bronze | Amine Kalem | Table tennis | Men's single class 9 |
| Bronze | Giancarlo Masini | Cycling | Men's time trial C1 |
| Bronze | Francesca Porcellato | Cycling | Women's time trial H1-2-3 |
| Bronze | Efrem Morelli | Swimming | 50 m breaststroke men SB3 |
| Bronze | Francesca Porcellato | Cycling | Women's road race H1-2-3-4 |
| Bronze | Fabio Anobile | Cycling | Men's road race C1-2-3 |
| Bronze | Andreea Mogos Loredana Trigilia Beatrice Vio | Fencing | Women's team foil |
| Bronze | Alvise De Vidi | Athletics | 400 m men T51 |
| Bronze | Andrea Tarlao | Cycling | Men's road race C4-5 |
| Bronze | Monica Contrafatto | Athletics | 100 m women T42 |

## Archery

Italy qualified nine archers for the Rio Games following their performance at the 2015 World Archery Para Championships and the 2016 European Qualifier Event. This included four spots in the compound open, 3 for men and 1 for a woman, 4 spots in the recurve open with 2 for a man and 2 for a woman, and 1 spot for a man in the W1 event.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Ranking Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Matteo Bonacina | Individual compound | 661 | 19 | Ai (CHN) L 135-143 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Giampaolo Cancelli | Individual compound | 670 | 11 | Evans (CAN) W 146-128 | Pavlik (SVK) L 134-140 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alberto Simonelli | Individual compound | 678 | 7 | Medvedev (KAZ) W 137-121 | Forsberg (FIN) W140-136 | Hall (GBR) W143-136 | Ai (CHN) W 146-144 | Shelby (USA) L 143-144 | |
| Fabio Luca Azzolini | Individual compound W1 | 570 | 13 | — | Yenier (TUR) L 131-138 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Roberto Airoldi | Individual recurve open | 624 | 6 | Rezende (BRA) L 5-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alessandro Erario | Individual recurve open | 601 | 15 | Onedera (JPN) W 6-0 | Netsiri (THA) L 1-7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Ranking Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Eleonora Sarti | Individual compound open | 649 | 7 | — | Grinham (GBR) L 132-133 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elisabetta Mijno | Individual recurve open | 601 | 10 | Nemati (IRI) L 4-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Veronica Floreno | Individual recurve open | 549 | 22 | Hess (GER) W 6-4 | Lee (KOR) L 0-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Ranking Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Alberto Simonelli Eleonora Sarti | Team compound open | 1327 | 4 | — | Stubbs/ Grinham (GBR) L 149-150 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elisabetta Mijno Roberto Airoldi | Team recurve open | 1225 | 4 | Jonasts/ Melle (LAT) W 6-0 | Cordeiro/ Dergovics (BRA) W 6-2 | Nemati/ Ranjbarkivaj (IRI) L 0-6 | Buyanjargal/ Dambadondog (MGL) W5-1 | |

## Athletics
### Men's

| Athletes | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athletes | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Alvise De Vidi | 100 metres T51 | — | — | 22.73 | 5 |
| Alvise De Vidi | 400 metres T51 | — | — | 1:22.38 | |
| Emanuele di Marino | 200 metres T44 | 24.74 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emanuele di Marino | 400 metres T44 | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ruud Lorain Flovany Koutiki Tsilulu | 400 metre T20 | 51.53 | 4 q | 51.14 | 7 |
| Alessandro di Lello | Marathon T46 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| Roberto la Barbera | Long jump T44 | — | — | 6.32 | 8 |
| Oney Tapia | Shot put F12 | — | — | 12.72 | 9 |
| Oney Tapia | Discus throw F11 | — | — | 40.89 | |

### Women's

| Athletes | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athletes | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Arjola Dedaj Guide: Elisa Bettini | 100 metres T11 | 13.43 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Arjola Dedaj Guide: Elisa Bettini | 200 metres T11 | 27.69 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Arjola Dedaj Guide: Elisa Bettini | Long jump T11 | — | — | 4.51 | 6 |
| Oxana Corso | 100 metres T35 | — | — | 15.67 | 5 |
| Oxana Corso | 200 metres T35 | — | — | 32.68 | 4 |
| Martina Caironi | 100 metres T42 | 14.80 | 1 Q | 14.97 | |
| Martina Caironi | Long jump T42 | — | — | 4.66 | |
| Monica Graziana Contrafatto | 100 metres T42 | 16.20 | 2 Q | 16.30 | |
| Giuseppina Versace | 100 metres T44 | 14.42 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Giuseppina Versace | 200 metres T44 | 28.13 | 3 Q | 28.90 | 8 |
| Giuseppina Versace | 400 metres T44 | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| Federica Maspero | 100 metres T44 | 14.37 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Federica Maspero | 200 metres T44 | 29.04 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Federica Maspero | 400 metres T44 | — | — | 1:03.83 | 4 |
| Assunta Legnante | Shot put F12 | — | — | 15.74 | |
| Assunta Legnante | Discus throw F11 | — | — | 31.51 | 4 |

## Cycling

With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Italy qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.

### Road
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Class | Time | Rank |
| Emanuele Bersini Guide :Riccardo Panizza | Time trial | B | 36:35.37 | 7 |
| Emanuele Bersini Guide :Riccardo Panizza | Road race | B | 2:32:06 | 9 |
| Luca Mazzone | Time trial | H2 | 32:07.09 | |
| Luca Mazzone | Road race | H2 | 1:15:23 | |
| Vittorio Podestà | Time trial | H3 | 28:19.45 | |
| Vittorio Podestà | Road race | H3 | 1:33:17 | 6 |
| Paolo Cecchetto | Time trial | H3 | 34:41.41 | 13 |
| Paolo Cecchetto | Road race | H3 | 1:33:17 | |
| Alessandro Zanardi | Time trial | H5 | 28:36.81 | |
| Alessandro Zanardi | Road race | H5 | 1:37:49 | |
| Giancarlo Masini | Time trial | C1 | 28:47.83 | |
| Giancarlo Masini | Road race | C1-3 | 1:55:20 | 19 |
| Fabio Anobile | Time trial | C3 | 41:03.19 | 7 |
| Fabio Anobile | Road race | C1-3 | 1:49:11 | |
| Andrea Tarlao | Time trial | C5 | 38:14.59 | 5 |
| Andrea Tarlao | Road race | C4-5 | 2:13:46 | |
| Pierpaolo Addesi | Time trial | C5 | 41:28.36 | 11 |
| Pierpaolo Addesi | Road race | C4-5 | 2:15:41 | 7 |
| Giorgio Farroni | Time trial | T1-2 | 38:14.59 | 5 |
| Giorgio Farroni | Road race | T1-2 | 3:52:00 | 5 |
| Vittorio Podestà Luca Mazzone Alessandro Zanardi | Mixed team relay | Mixed team relay | 32:34:00 | |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Class | Time | Rank |
| Francesca Porcellato | Time trial | H1-3 | 34:20.48 | |
| Francesca Porcellato | Road race | H1-4 | 1:15:58 | |
| Jenny Narcisi | Time trial | C4 | 32:19.73 | 6 |
| Jenny Narcisi | Road race | C4-5 | 2:28:56 | 13 |

### Track
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Class | Time | Rank |
| Giancarlo Masini | Time trial | 1km C1-3 | 1:22.79 | 25 |
| Giancarlo Masini | Individual pursuit | C1 | 4:14.79 | 7 |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Class | Time | Rank |
| Jenny Narcisi | Time trial | 500m C4-5 | 45.421 | 14 |
| Jenny Narcisi | Individual pursuit | C4 | 4:19.968 | 8 |

## Equestrian

The country qualified to participate in the team event at the Rio Games.
Italy fielded a squad of four riders to compete.
| Athlete | Horse | Grade | Dressage individual Test | Dressage individual Test | Dressage freestyle Test | Dressage freestyle Test | Dressage team test | Dressage team test |
| Athlete | Horse | Grade | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Sara Morganti | Royal Delight | Ia | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | WD | — |
| Luigi Ferdinando Acerbi | Quasimodo di Sanpatrignano | Ia | 67.826 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 70.000 | — |
| Francesca Salvadé | Muggel 4 | II | 69.147 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 69.147 | — |
| Silvia Veratti | Zadok | II | 69.353 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 69.353 | — |
| Luigi Ferdinando Acerbi Sara Morganti Francesca Salvadé Silvia Veratti | See above | Team | — | — | — | — | 208.500 | 9 |

## Paracanoeing

Italy earned a qualifying spot at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in this sport following their performance at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships in Milan, Italy where the top six finishers in each Paralympic event earned a qualifying spot for their nation. Salvatore Ravalli earned the spot for Italy after finishing sixth in the men's KL1 event. Federico Mancarella earned another spot for Italy after finishing fourth in the men's KL2 event. Veronica Yoko Plebani earned a third spot for Italy after finishing fifthin the women's KL3 event.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Salvatore Ravalli | Men's KL1 | 01:16.28 | 5 SF | 01:07.65 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Federico Mancarella | Men's KL2 | 47.300 | 3 SF | 47.408 | 1 F | 45.596 | 5 |
| Veronica Yoko Plebani | Women's KL3 | 55.466 | 2 F | — | — | 52.802 | 6 |
Qualification Legend: SF = Qualify to semifinal; FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal); F=Qualify to final

## Paratriathlon

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Giovanni Achenza | Men's PT1 | 1:01:45 | |
| Michele Ferrarin | Men's PT2 | 1:12:30 | |
| Giovanni Sasso | Men's PT2 | 1:19:17 | 9 |

## Rowing

One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top eight finish at the 2015 FISA World Rowing Championships in a medal event. Italy qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the AS Men's Single Sculls event with an eighth-place finish in a time of 04:58.860. Italy qualified a second boat in the AS Women's Single Sculls event with a sixth-place finish in a time of 05:50.920. Italy qualified a third boat with a fourth-place finish in the LTA Mixed Coxed Four event in a time of 03:30.980, eleven seconds behind first-place finisher, Great Britain, who had a time of 03:19.560.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Fabrizio Caselli | Men's single sculls | 5:10.02 | 3 R | 5:08.96 | 4 FB | 5:06.37 | 8 |
| Eleonora de Paolis | Women's single sculls | 5:50.99 | 5 R | 5:58.65 | 4 FB | 5:54.13 | 9 |
| Valentina Grassi Tommaso Schettino Luca Lunghi Florinda Trombetta Giuseppe Di Capua | Mixed coxed four | 3:37.37 | 5 R | 3:42.45 | 4 FB | 3:35.76 | 10 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

## Sailing

Italy qualified a boat for one of the three sailing classes at the Games through their results at the 2014 Disabled Sailing World Championships held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. A crew qualified for the two-person SKUD-18 class.
An alternative pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top seven finish at the 2015 Combined World Championships in a medal event where the country had nor already qualified through via the 2014 IFDS Sailing World Championships. Italy qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the Sonar event with a fourteenth-place finish overall and the sixth country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships. Italy qualified a second under this criterion in the 2.4m event with a tenth-place finish overall and the second country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships. The boat was crewed by Antonio Squizzato.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Net points | Final rank |
| Antonio Squizzato | Norlin Mark 3 / 2.4 Metre | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 72 | 7 |
| Marco Gualandris Marta Zanetti | Skud 18 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | DSQ 12 | DNF 12 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 6 |
| Gianluca Raggi Fabrizio Solazzo Gian Bachisio Pira | Sonar | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 109 | 12 |

## Shooting

The country sent shooters to 2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, where Rio direct qualification was available. They earned a qualifying spot at this event based on the performance of Nadia Fario in the P4 – 50m Pistol Mixed SH1 event.
The third opportunity for direct qualification for shooters to the Rio Paralympics took place at the 2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia. At this competition, Massimo Croci earned a qualifying spot for their country in the R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event.
The last direct qualifying event for Rio in shooting took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning in November. Pamela Novaglio earned a qualifying spot for their country at this competition in the R5 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 event.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Massimo Croci | Mixed 10 M air rifle prone SH1 | 631.7 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nadia Fario | Women's 10m air pistol SH1 | 360.0 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nadia Fario | Mixed 50 M pistol SH1 | 522.0 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pamela Novaglio | Mixed 10 M air rifle prone SH2 | 627.5 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

The top two finishers in each Rio medal event at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships earned a qualifying spot for their country for Rio. Francesco Bocciardo earned Italy a spot after winning gold in the Men's 400m Freestyle S6.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Vincenzo Boni | 50 metre freestyle S3 | 47.03 | 4 Q | 47.32 | 5 |
| Vincenzo Boni | 100 metre freestyle S4 | 1:39.66 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vincenzo Boni | 50 metre backstroke S3 | 47.16 | 2 Q | 46.67 | |
| Vincenzo Boni | 200 metre freestyle S3 | — | — | 3:30.02 | 4 |
| Giovanni Sciaccaluga | 50 metre freestyle S5 | 36.35 | 7 Q | 36.85 | 8 |
| Giovanni Sciaccaluga | 100 metre freestyle S5 | 1:22.45 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Giovanni Sciaccaluga | 200 metre freestyle S5 | 2:54.48 | 7 Q | 2:51.63 | 7 |
| Marco Maria Dolfin | 50 metre freestyle S6 | 36.05 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marco Maria Dolfin | 100 metre breaststroke SB5 | 1:40.00 | 5 Q | 1:38.27 | 4 |
| Marco Maria Dolfin | 200 metre individual medley SM6 | 3:23.30 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francesco Bocciardo | 50 metre freestyle S6 | 33.16 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francesco Bocciardo | 100 metre freestyle S6 | 1:09.63 | 7 Q | 1:09.64 | 8 |
| Francesco Bocciardo | 400 metre freestyle S6 | 5:18.61 | 2 Q | 5:02.15 | |
| Riccardo Menciotti | 50 metre freestyle S10 | 25.77 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Riccardo Menciotti | 100 metre freestyle S10 | 56.77 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Riccardo Menciotti | 400 metre freestyle S10 | 4:30.27 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Riccardo Menciotti | 100 metre backstroke S10 | 1:02.63 | 8 Q | 1:02.70 | 8 |
| Riccardo Menciotti | 100 metre butterfly S10 | 59.33 | 7 Q | 59.65 | 7 |
| Fabrizio Sottile | 50 metre freestyle S12 | 25.95 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fabrizio Sottile | 100 metre backstroke S12 | 1:08.93 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fabrizio Sottile | 100 metre breaststroke SB12 | 1:13.60 | 8 Q | 1:13.92 | 8 |
| Valerio Taras | 100 metre freestyle S7 | 1:08.64 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Valerio Taras | 400 metre freestyle S7 | 5:17.42 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Valerio Taras | 50 metre butterfly S7 | 34.17 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Valerio Taras | 200 metre individual medley SM7 | 2:48.98 | 6 Q | 2:47.27 | 7 |
| Federico Morlacchi | 100 metre freestyle S9 | 57.75 | 6 Q | 57.28 | 4 |
| Federico Morlacchi | 400 metre freestyle S9 | 4:22.20 | 2 Q | 4:17.91 | |
| Federico Morlacchi | 100 metre breaststroke SB8 | — | — | 1:12.68 | |
| Federico Morlacchi | 100 metre butterfly S9 | 1:01.57 | 2 Q | 59.52 | |
| Federico Morlacchi | 200 metre individual medley SM9 | 2:20.15 | 3 Q | 2:16.72 | |
| Francesco Bettella | 50 metre backstroke S1 | — | — | 1:12.49 | |
| Francesco Bettella | 100 metre backstroke S1 | — | — | 2:27.06 | |
| Efrem Morelli | 50 metre backstroke S4 | 49.75 | 8 Q | 52.54 | 8 |
| Efrem Morelli | 50 metre breaststroke SB3 | 49.88 | 4 Q | 49.92 | |
| Efrem Morelli | 150 metre individual medley SM4 | 2:41.32 | 4 Q | 2:43.75 | 5 |
| Andrea Massussi | 50 metre backstroke S5 | 43.82 | 8 Q | 42.22 | 7 |
| Andrea Massussi | 100 metre breaststroke SB4 | — | — | 1:51.96 | 7 |
| Andrea Massussi | 50 metre butterfly S5 | 48.21 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Arjola Trimi | 50 metre freestyle S4 | 42.60 | 4 Q | 40.51 | |
| Arjola Trimi | 50 metre backstroke S4 | 57.09 | 7 Q | 54.03 | 5 |
| Arjola Trimi | 50 metre breaststroke SB3 | 1:06.55 | 5 Q | 1:07.69 | 6 |
| Arjola Trimi | 150 metre individual medley SM4 | 3:02.37 | 5 Q | 2:57.91 | 5 |
| Emanuela Romano | 50 metre freestyle S6 | 37.04 | 8 Q | 36.62 | 8 |
| Emanuela Romano | 100 metre freestyle S6 | 1:20.15 | 7 Q | 1:18.34 | 7 |
| Emanuela Romano | 400 metre freestyle S6 | 5:58.53 | 8 Q | 5:51.05 | 7 |
| Emanuela Romano | 100 metre backstroke S6 | 1:32.42 | 6 Q | 1:32.45 | 5 |
| Emanuela Romano | 100 metre breaststroke SB5 | 1:50.90 | 6 Q | 1:52.33 | 7 |
| Francesca Secci | 50 metre freestyle S9 | 31.94 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francesca Secci | 100 metre freestyle S9 | 1:09.95 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francesca Secci | 400 metre freestyle S9 | 5:11.18 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francesca Secci | 100 metre backstroke S9 | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francesca Secci | 100 metre butterfly S9 | 1:14.64 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francesca Secci | 200 metre individual medley SM9 | 2:50.91 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cecilia Camellini | 50 metre freestyle S11 | 31.52 | 5 Q | 31.71 | 5 |
| Cecilia Camellini | 100 metre freestyle S11 | 1:09.10 | 2 Q | 1:10.39 | 5 |
| Cecilia Camellini | 400 metre freestyle S11 | 5:19.17 | 1 Q | 5:16.36 | |
| Cecilia Camellini | 100 metre backstroke S11 | 1:22.01 | 4 Q | 1:23.12 | 7 |
| Martina Rabbolini | 50 metre freestyle S11 | 34.88 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Martina Rabbolini | 100 metre freestyle S11 | 1:18.50 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Martina Rabbolini | 400 metre freestyle S11 | 5:51.70 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Martina Rabbolini | 100 metre backstroke S11 | 1:30.28 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Martina Rabbolini | 100 metre breaststroke SB11 | — | — | 1:38.81 | 7 |
| Martina Rabbolini | 200 metre individual medley SM11 | 3:15.67 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alessia Berra | 50 metre freestyle S13 | 28.85 | 7 Q | 29.01 | 8 |
| Alessia Berra | 100 metre freestyle S13 | 1:02.29 | 7 Q | 1:02.16 | 7 |
| Alessia Berra | 400 metre freestyle S13 | 4:46.39 | 4 Q | 4:44.52 | 5 |
| Alessia Berra | 100 metre butterfly S13 | 1:07.39 | 5 Q | 1:08.24 | 6 |
| Alessia Berra | 200 metre individual medley SM13 | 2:36.39 | 6 Q | 2:37.91 | 7 |
| Xenia Francesca Palazzo | 200 metre freestyle S14 | 2:21.25 | 8 Q | 2:19.21 | 6 |
| Xenia Francesca Palazzo | 100 metre backstroke S14 | 1:18.26 | 8 Q | 1:17.64 | 8 |
| Xenia Francesca Palazzo | 100 metre breaststroke SB14 | 1:29.72 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xenia Francesca Palazzo | 200 metre individual medley SM14 | 2:48.04 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Arianna Talamona | 400 metre freestyle S7 | — | — | 5:48.37 | 7 |
| Arianna Talamona | 100 metre backstroke S7 | 1:33.46 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Arianna Talamona | 100 metre breaststroke SB6 | 1:52.14 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Arianna Talamona | 200 metre individual medley SM7 | 3:18.06 | 6 Q | 3:16.97 | 6 |
| Gloria Boccanera | 50 metre backstroke S2 | — | — | 1:22.80 | 4 |
| Gloria Boccanera | 100 metre backstroke S2 | — | — | 3:18.38 | 6 |
| Giulia Ghiretti | 50 metre backstroke S5 | 54.68 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Giulia Ghiretti | 100 metre breaststroke SB4 | 1:55.58 | 3 Q | 1:50.58 | |
| Giulia Ghiretti | 50 metre butterfly S5 | 48.33 | 4 Q | 45.74 | |

## Table tennis
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Andrea Borgato | Individual C1 | Davies (GBR) L 2-3 | Keller (SUI) W 3-1 | — | 2 | — | Lee (KOR) L 0-3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Giuseppe Vella | Individual C2 | Yezyk (UKR) L 0-3 | Suchánek (CZE) L 1-3 | — | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Raimondo Alecci | Individual C6 | Rosenmeier (DEN) L 0-3 | Alcaraz (ESP) L 2-3 | — | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohamed Amine Kalem | Individual C9 | Zhao (CHN) W 3-2 | Moreira (BRA) L 2-3 | — | 2 | Shchepansky (UKR) W 3-0 | Ma (CHN) W 3-2 | Last (NED) L 1-3 | Gonzales (ESP) W 3-0 | |
| Andrea Borgato Giuseppe Vella | Team C1-2 | — | — | — | — | — | South Korea (KOR) L 0-2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Raimondo Alecci Mohamed Amine Kalem | Team C9-10 | — | — | — | — | Great Britain (GBR) L 0-2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Giada Rossi | Individual C1-2 | Brill (ISR) W 3-0 | Bootwansirina (THA) W 3-1 | — | 1 | — | Buclaw (POL) W 3-2 | Seo (KOR) L 0-3 | Bootwansirina (THA) W 3-0 | |
| Clara Podda | Individual C1-2 | Seo (KOR) L 0-3 | Oliveira (BRA) W 3-2 | — | 2 | — | Liu (CHN) L 0-3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michela Brunelli | Individual C3 | Muzinic (CRO) W 3-2 | Kim (KOR) W 3-1 | — | 1 | — | Yoon (KOR) L 0-3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Giada Rossi Clara Podda Michela Brunelli | Team C1-3 | — | — | — | — | — | Great Britain (GBR) W 2-1 | China (CHN) L 0-2 | South Korea (KOR) L 1-2 | 4 |

## Wheelchair fencing

Italy will send eight wheelchair fencers to the Rio Paralympics.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Event | Pools | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Event | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Matteo Betti | Men's épée | Category A | 6 Q | — | Gilliver (GBR) L 11-15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matteo Betti | Men's foil | Category A | 6 Q | — | Pender (POL) L 14-15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emanuele Lambertini | Men's foil | Category A | 8 Q | — | Sun (CHN) L 5-15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marco Cima | Men's foil | Category B | 2 Q | — | Sarri (ITA) W 15-14 | Feng (CHN) L 14-15 | Valet (FRA) L 4-15 | 4 |
| Alessio Sarri | Men's foil | Category B | 6 Q | — | Cima (ITA) L 14-15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alessio Sarri | Men's sabre | Category B | 4 Q | — | Pluta (POL) L 13-15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alberto Pellegrini | Men's sabre | Category A | 7 Q | — | Tian (CHN) L 5-15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matteo Betti Marco Cima Emanuele Lambertini | Men's épée | Team | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | 5th-6th classification Brazil W 45-38 | 5 |
| Matteo Betti Marco Cima Emanuele Lambertini | Men's foil | Team | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | 5th-6th classification Brazil W 45-14 | 5 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Event | Pools | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Event | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Loredana Trigilia | Women's foil | Category A | 10 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andreea Mogos | Women's foil | Category A | 7 Q | — | Rong (CHN) L 7-15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Beatrice Vio | Women's foil | Category B | 1 Q | — | Makowska (POL) W 15-6 | Yao (CHN) W 15-1 | Zhou (CHN) W 15-7 | |
| Loredana Trigilia Andreea Mogos Beatrice Vio | Women's foil | Team | 3 Q | — | — | China L 37-45 | Hong Kong W 45-44 | |

## Wheelchair tennis

Italy qualified one competitors in the men's single event, Fabian Mazzei. Italy qualified one player in the women's singles event, Marianna Lauro. The country also qualified one player in the quad singles event, Alberto Corradi.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Fabian Mazzei | Singles | McCarroll (GBR) L 5-7, 3-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alberto Corradi | Quad | — | — | Lapthorne (GBR) L 2-6, 3-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Marianna Lauro | Singles | — | Baron (USA) L 1-6, 3-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |