Carlotta Gilli

{{short description|Italian Paralympic swimmer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name =

| nickname =

  • Il Defino di Muncale
  • Wonder Gilli

| image = Carlotta Gilli.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Carlotta Gilli in 2020.

| national_team = Italy

| sport = Paralympic swimming

| disability = Stargardt disease

| disability_class = S13, SB13, SM13

| event = Polyvalent

| club =

| coach = Andrea Grassini

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|01|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Turin, Italy

| retired =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 1.71 m{{cite web |url=https://www.poliziadistato.it/articolo/1661128d0b09e9b372630700 |title=Carlotta Gilli - Biografia |publisher=poliziadistato.it |language=it |access-date=26 August 2021}}

| weight =

| pb =

| country =

| website = {{Official website|http://www.carlottagilli.it/}}

| show-medals = no

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport|Paralympic swimming}}

{{Medal|Country|{{ITA}}}}

{{MedalCount|total=yes

|Paralympics |4|3|3

|World Championships |13|5|3

|European Championships |13|3|1

}}

{{Medal|Competition|Paralympic Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2020 Tokyo|100m butterfly S13}}

{{Medal|Gold|2020 Tokyo|200m medley SM13}}

{{Medal|Gold|2024 Paris|100 m butterfly S13}}

{{Medal|Gold|2024 Paris|200 m medley SM13}}

{{Medal|Silver|2020 Tokyo|100m backstroke S13}}

{{Medal|Silver|2020 Tokyo|400m freestyle S13}}

{{Medal|Silver|2024 Paris|400 m freestyle S13}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2020 Tokyo|50m freestyle S13}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2024 Paris|50 m freestyle S13}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2024 Paris|100m backstroke S13}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2017 Mexico City|50m freestyle S13}}

{{Medal|Gold|2017 Mexico City|100m freestyle S13}}

{{Medal|Gold|2017 Mexico City|100m backstroke S13}}

{{Medal|Gold|2017 Mexico City|100m butterfly S13}}

{{Medal|Gold|2017 Mexico City|{{nowrap|200m medley SM13}}}}

{{Medal|Gold|2019 London|50m freestyle S13}}

{{Medal|Gold|2019 London|100m freestyle S13}}

{{Medal|Gold|2019 London|100m backstroke S13}}

{{Medal|Gold|2019 London|200m medley SM13}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Madeira|100m butterfly S13}}

{{MedalGold|2023 Manchester|100m butterfly S13}}

{{MedalGold|2023 Manchester|400m freestyle S13}}

{{MedalGold|2023 Manchester|200m medley SM13}}

{{Medal|Silver|2017 Mexico City|400m freestyle S13}}

{{Medal|Silver|2019 London|100m butterfly S13}}

{{Medal|Silver|2022 Madeira|200m medley SM13}}

{{Medal|Silver|2023 Manchester|50m freestyle S8}}

{{Medal|Silver|2023 Manchester|100m backstroke S13}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2019 London|400m freestyle S13}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2022 Madeira|100m freestyle S13}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2022 Madeira|400m freestyle S13}}

{{Medal|Competition|European Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2018 Dublin|50m freestyle S13}}

{{Medal|Gold|2018 Dublin|100m freestyle S13}}

{{Medal|Gold|2018 Dublin|100m backstroke S13}}

{{Medal|Gold|2018 Dublin|200m medley SM13}}

{{Medal|Gold|2020 Funchal|100m freestyle S13}}

{{Medal|Gold|2020 Funchal|100m backstroke S13}}

{{Medal|Gold|2020 Funchal|100m butterfly S13}}

{{Medal|Gold|2020 Funchal|200m medley SM13}}

{{Medal|Silver|2020 Funchal|50m freestyle S13}}

{{Medal|Silver|2020 Funchal|400m freestyle S13}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2018 Dublin|4x100m freestyle relay}}

}}

File:Gillitokyo2020.jpg. She was the most decorated athlete of the Italian team at the event.]]

Carlotta Gilli (born 13 January 2001) is a partially sighted Italian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. She holds twelve world records in her class.{{Cite web |title=Carlotta Gilli – IPC Athlete Bio |url=http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=514&personid=1650565&wintergames=-1&refreshauto=1 |access-date=10 May 2020 |website=ipc.infostradasports.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701040307/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=514&personid=1650565&wintergames=-1&refreshauto=1 |archive-date=1 July 2020}}{{Cite web |title=Personal Website (in Talian) |url=https://carlottagilli.it/ |access-date=10 May 2020 |website=carlottagilli.it |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616152906/https://carlottagilli.it/ |archive-date=16 June 2020}} She won five medals at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.{{Cite web |title=Swimming GILLI Carlotta |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1683497-gilli-carlotta.htm |url-status=live |access-date=27 August 2021 |work=Tokyo 2020 Paralympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |language=en-us |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827095719/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1683497-gilli-carlotta.htm |archive-date=27 August 2021}} She repeats herself by winning five medals at the 2024 Summer Paralympics too.

Biography

She studied at the University of Turin. She competed at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships.{{Cite web |title=Carlotta Gilli - Swimming | Paralympic Athlete Profile |url=https://www.paralympic.org/carlotta-gilli |website=Paralympic.org |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=27 August 2021}}

Achievements

{{Update section|date=September 2024|reason=Some editions of the World and European Championships are missing}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:100%" width=55%"

! Year

! Competition

! Venue

!{{vertical header|50 m freestyle}}

!{{vertical header|100 m freestyle}}

!{{vertical header|400 m freestyle}}

!{{vertical header|100 m backstroke}}

!{{vertical header|100 m butterfly}}

!{{vertical header|200 m medley}}

!{{vertical header|4×100 m freestyle}}

2017

| align=left|World Championships

| align=left|{{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico City

| {{Gold1}}

| {{Gold1}}

| {{Silver2}}

| {{Gold1}}

| {{Gold1}}

| {{Gold1}}

| -

2018

| align=left|European Championships

| align=left|{{flagicon|IRL}} Dublin

| {{Gold1}}

| {{Gold1}}

| -

| {{Gold1}}

| -

| {{Gold1}}

| {{Bronze3}}

2019

| align=left|World Championships

| align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} London

| {{Gold1}}

| {{Gold1}}

| {{Bronze3}}

| {{Gold1}}

| {{Silver2}}

| {{Gold1}}

| 5th

rowspan=2|2021

| align=left|European Championships

| align=left|{{flagicon|POR}} Funchal

| {{Silver2}}

| {{Gold1}}

| {{Silver2}}

| {{Gold1}}

| {{Gold1}}

| {{Gold1}}

| -

align=left|Paralympics Games

| align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo

| {{Bronze3}}

|

| {{Silver2}}

| {{Silver2}}

| {{Gold1}}

| {{Gold1}}

|

2024

|align="left"|Paralympics Games

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris

|{{Bronze3}}

|

|{{Silver2}}

|{{Bronze3}}

|{{Gold1}}

|{{Gold1}}

|

Records

Gilli is the holder of 7 world records in the long course, 5 world records in the short course, and 2 European records in the long course:

= World record in long course =

  • 50 freestyle 26”67 (Trophy Sette Colli, Roma 29/6/2018)
  • 100 backstroke 1’05”76 (European Championships Dublin 17/8/2018)
  • 100 butterfly 1’02”22 (World Series Lignano Sabbiadoro 27/5/2018)
  • 100 freestyle 57”34 (Trophy Sette Colli, Roma 30/6/2018)
  • 50 butterfly 27”98 (IDM Berlin 9/7/2017)
  • 200 butterfly 2’24”07 (Trophy Sette Colli, Roma 1/7/2018)
  • 400 Mixed 5’08”86 (IDM Berlin 7/6/2018)

= European record in long course =

  • 200 freestyle 2’08”01 (Trophy Sette Colli, Roma 23/6/2018)
  • 200 mixed 2’22”12 (European Championships Dublin 15/8/2018)

= World record in short course =

  • 100 freestyle 59”30 (Italian Championships FINP, Loano, 2/12/2018)
  • 100 butterfly 1’03”92 (Italian Championships FINP, Loano, 2/12/2018)
  • 100 backstroke 1’06”44 (Italian Championships FINP, Portici, 30/11/2019)
  • 50 freestyle 27”07 (Italian Championships FINP, Portici, 30/11/2019)
  • 50 butterfly 29”43 (Italian Championships FINP, Portici, 30/11/2019)

See also

References

{{reflist}}