Santino Stillitano
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Santino Stillitano (born 26 June 1969 in Saronno) is an Italian ice sledge hockey goaltender.
Career[edit]
Stillitano suffers from agenesis in his right leg.[1][2]
He started playing ice sledge hockey in 2006, after the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, with the Armata Brancaleone Varese of the Italian para ice hockey championship.[3]
Already in 2007, he was called up to join the Italy national para ice hockey team.[4]
With the Azzurri, he took part in four editions of the Paralympic Winter Games[1][4] (Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014, Pyeongchang 2018 and Beijing 2022, where he was the oldest athlete of the Italian expedition)[4][5][6] and ten World Championships,[4] in addition to winning two European medals: gold in 2011 and silver in 2016.[1][2][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Comitato Italiano Paralimpico - Stillitano Santino" (in Italian). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ a b #versopechino: Santino Stillitano, para ice hockey on YouTube
- ^ "Armata Brancaleone: primo incontro" (in Italian). 17 October 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Stillitano ai Giochi Paralimpici di Pechino" (in Italian). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Paralimpiadi Invernali Pechino 2022: da Bertagnolli a De Silvestro, tutti gli italiani in gara" (in Italian). 2 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Paralimpiadi invernali di Pechino, ai nastri di partenza 32 atleti in quattro discipline - INAIL". Retrieved 14 March 2023.
External links[edit]
- Santino Stillitano at the International Paralympic Committee
- Santino Stillitano at the Comitato Italiano Paralimpico (in Italian)
Categories:
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Italian sledge hockey players
- Paralympic sledge hockey players for Italy
- Ice sledge hockey players at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Ice sledge hockey players at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Para ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Para ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Paralympics