What is Milena Balsamo?
'''Milena Balsamo''' (born 26 January 1961, [[Bologna]]) is an Italian Paralympic athlete. She won a bronze medal at the [[1984 Summer Paralympics]], in the 4x400 meters, and silver medal at the 100&nbsp;meters. She won a gold medal at the [[1988 Summer Paralympics|1988 Summer Paralympic Games]] in the 4x100 meters, and bronze medal at the 4x200 meters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/milena-balsamo|title=Milena Balsamo - Athletics {{!}} Paralympic Athlete Profile|website=International Paralympic Committee|language=en|access-date=2020-07-25}}</ref> For her sporting merits, she was awarded the Collare d'oro for sporting merit in 2015 by the Italian National Olympic Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trackarena.com/it/24817/assegnati-i-collari-doro-al-merito-sportivo-a-7-campioni-olimpici|title=Assegnati i Collari d’oro al merito sportivo a 7 campioni olimpici|last=Alessandro Bacci|website=TrackArena|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-07-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coni.it/it/attivita-istituzionali/onorificenze/home/scheda-persona/schedaatleta.html?id=104284|title=Scheda persona|website=www.coni.it|access-date=2020-07-25}}</ref> == Life == She was born in Bologna, but adopted by Veronese. She was trained in the San Michele Society.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.associazionemedagliedoro.it/atleta.aspx?id=715|title=A.M.O.V.A. ATLETA|website=www.associazionemedagliedoro.it|access-date=2020-07-25|archive-date=2020-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706071316/http://www.associazionemedagliedoro.it/atleta.aspx?id=715|url-status=dead}}</ref> She competed in a wheelchair as a sprinter in category 4 and participated in the 1984 Stoke Mandeville Paralympics, and 1988 Seoul Paralympics, obtaining a total of five medals, including four in the relay. In 1992, she left the international competition. == References == <references /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Balsamo, Milena}} [[Category:1961 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Italian athletes]] [[Category:Paralympic bronze medali