Comenius 2011/2013Be Healthy Feel Happy

A project byG.Marconi & A.Frank Primary Schools

ITALIAN CHAMPIONS BIOGRAPHIES

This year our project made us work on sport. This gave us the opportunity

to know better our sport history and even meet some of our champions!

Enjoy It!

Alex ZanardiFull Name: Alessandro ZanardiPlace of birth: BolognaDate of birth: Oct, 23th 1966Sport: Motor racing; HandcyclingPalmarès: Formula Indy Champion;

Double Gold Medal at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London

Debut: 1986 (Karting); 2007 (Handcycling)

1990-2001

From 2007

Federica PellegriniFull Name: Federica PellegriniPlace of birth: Mirano (VE)Date of birth: August 5th, 1988Height: 177 cmWeight: 64,3 kgSport: swimmingPalmarès: 4 times Freestyle World Champion;

Olimpic Gold MedalDebut: start swimming in 1995.

First Olimpic Gold Medal in Beijing 2008

Emanuela Maccarani

Full Name: Emanuale MaccaraniPlace of birth: Rho (Mi)Date of birth: September 20th, 1966Sport: Rhythmic gymnastics

Italian National Team CoachPalmarès: European and World Champion

Simona Atzori

Full Name: Simona AtzoriPlace of birth: MilanoDate of birth: June 18th, 1974Sport: DanceDebut: She continues to perform

and exhibit her work all over the world.On March 10, 2006 Simona performed a dance

routine during the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Turin

Martin Castrogiovanni

Full Name: Martin CastrogiovanniPlace of birth: Paranà (Argentina)Date of birth: October 21st, 1981Sport: RugbyDebut: started playing with Italian

national Team in 2002

Giulia LapiFull Name: Giulia LapiPlace of birth: Savona Date of birth: November 5th, 1985Sport: Synchronized SwimmingPalmarès: European Championship

(Silver Medal)

Javier ZanettiFull Name: Javier Adelmar ZanettiPlace of birth: Buenos AiresDate of birth: August 10th 1973Height: 178 cmWeight: 75 KgClub: InterPosition:centerfieldDebut: 1982 IndependienteFamily: 2 sons and a daughter: Tomas,

Sol, Ignacio

Silvio PiolaFull Name:Silvio PiolaPlace of birth: Robbio (PV)Date of birth: 19/09/1913 Date of death:03/10/1996Height: 178 cmWeight: 75 KgClub: Pro Vercelli Lazio NovaraPosition:top-goalscorerDebut: 1933

Giuseppe Meazza

Full Name: Giuseppe MeazzaPlace of birth: MilanoDate of birth: August 23rd 1910Date of death: August 21st 1979Height: 169 cmWeight: 73 KgClub: InterPosition: top-goalscorerDebut: 1927 Inter

Igor Cassina

Full Name: Igor CassinaPlace of birth: Seregno (Mi)Date of birth: 15 agosto 1977Height: 180 cmWeight: 75 kgClub: società ginnastica MedaSpeciality: sbarraDebut: