Marianna Agostini
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Campodarsego, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Vision impairment | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | B | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Marianna Agostini is an Italian visually impaired para-cyclist who competes in road and track events.
Career
Agostini began her career in para-athletics. She competed at the European Para Youth Games in 2017 and won a silver medal in the 100 metres with a time of 15.58 seconds.[1] She again competed at the European Para Youth Games in 2019 and won a gold medal in the 100 metres with a time of 13.72 seconds.[2] She underwent an eye surgery in 2020. When running, the impact with the ground caused severe pain in her eyes, and as a result she had to retire from athletics.[3]
She then switched to para-cycling. She competed at the 2023 European Para Championships and won a bronze medal in the time trial B event.[3] In August 2025, she competed at the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and finished in fourth place in the road race B event with a time of 2:06.48.[4] In October 2025, she competed at the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won a silver medal in the mixed team sprint B event with a time of 49.975.[5]
Personal life
Agostini contracted Uveitis at two and a half years old.[6]
References
- ^ "Marianna Agostini, argento europeo ai giochi paralimpici". Il Gazzettino (in Italian). 4 November 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Atletica paralimpica: due ori e due argenti alla prima giornata degli EPYG". fispes.it (in Italian). 28 June 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Marianna Agostini". obiettivo3.com (in Italian). Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Ronse 2025: I Mondiali di paraciclismo su strada chiudono con 14 medaglie". comitatoparalimpico.it (in Italian). 31 August 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Paraciclismo, Mondiali su pista di Rio de Janeiro: già due medaglie per gli azzurri". comitatoparalimpico.it (in Italian). 17 October 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Marianna Agostini, un oro in coppa del Mondo: «Vedo solo ombre, pedalare mi dà felicità»". Il Mattino di Padova (in Italian). 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
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