Results - 2018 ICF PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Biography

Federico MANCARELLA

Federation :	FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA CANOA KAYAK FICK
Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	04/09/1992
Height (cm.) :	168
Weight (Kg.) :	62

Athlete entered in:
Men's 200m KL2 SENIOR

NICKNAME:

Fede, Manca from my name and surname

HOBBIES:

Sports, travel, cinema, video games, friends, fun

SPORTING RELATIVES:

My mother represented Italy in softball.

OTHER SPORTS:

He played canoe polo at national level and won several Italian national championships in canoe slalom.

BIOGRAPHY:

Classification
KL2

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (cipemiliaromagna.it, 20 Mar 2015)

Impairment Details
He was born with spina bifida. (cipemiliaromagna.it, 20 Mar 2015)

FACEBOOK:

https://www.facebook.com/federico.mancarella

INSTAGRAM:

https://instagram.com/mancafede/

PLACE OF RESIDENCE:

Casalecchio di reno

OCCUPATION:

Athlete and office worker

LANGUAGES:

Italian

HIGHER EDUCATION:

Economics - University of Ferrara, Italy

WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:

I started canoeing at the age of seventeen at the Canoa Club Bologna, Italy.

REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:

I started canoeing in high school as a leisure activity. At the beginning I started with canoe slalom, then I joined the polo team and now I am in canoe sprint. I love this sport because it allows me to push the boundaries and always get better.

MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER:

Family

TRAINING PARTNER(S):

Coach and National Team

HERO/IDOL:

Italian footballer Alessandro Del Piero

SUPERSTITIONS/ RITUALS/ BELIEFS:

Drying my hands before the race starts.

SPORTING PHILOSOPHY/ MOTTO:

MancaNeverStops

FAVOURITE FOOD:

Italian food: homemade pasta, pizza, baked potatoes

FAVOURITE MUSIC:

Pop, dance

AMBITIONS :

Winning the Paralympic Games, then finding a job that allows me to be happy and satisfied.

AWARDS AND HONORS:

In 2014, I was named "Atleta all Ribalta" among young sports talents by the Mayor of Bologna.

CLUB:

Canoa Club Bologna

NAME OF COACH:

Raffaele Scirpoli (Club), Stefano Porcu (National)

NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH:

Italian

SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?:

3-4

TRAINING REGIME:

During the winter, I focus on aerobic ability, improving my strength. As time goes by I try to enhance my technical skills. I usually train 2/3 times a day at the gym and in the water.

SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:

2014

SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY:

Germany

SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:

European Championships

SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION:

Brandenburg

MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:

The third place at Brandenburg European Championships and granting myself a place at the Paralympic Games in Rio, 2016.

Winning the bronze medal at the 2014 European Championships in Brandenburg, Germany

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