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Canadian Paralympic athlete
Gino Vendetti
Sport
CountryCanada
Sport
Events
  • 200 metres
  • 400 metres
  • 800 metres
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 200 m C4-5
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 400 m C4-5
Bronze medal – third place 1984 New York 800 m C4
Men's powerlifting
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 New York 90 kg

Gino Vendetti is a former Canadian Paralympic athlete. He competed in para-athletics and in powerlifting and he won three silver medals and a bronze medal at the Summer Paralympics. He won a silver medal in powerlifting at the 1984 Summer Paralympics held in Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom and New York City, United States. He also won the bronze medal in the men's 800 metres C4 event. At the 1988 Summer Paralympics held in Seoul, South Korea, he won the silver medal in both the men's 200 metres C4-5 and the men's 400 metres C4-5 events.

In 2015, he carried the torch as part of the torch relay of the Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada.

References

  1. "Para powerlifting". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Gino Vendetti". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. "Silver medallist Gino Vendetti to carry Pan Am torch through Oshawa". DurhamRegion.com. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. Wittnebel, Joel (9 June 2015). "Here comes the flame". The Oshawa Express. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

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