salvemini competed in two paralympic games. at the 1972 summer paralympics in heidelberg, germany he competed in archery, athletics and wheelchair basketball. in the 100 metres para-athletics (wheelchair 3) event, he placed 13th. in archery, he finished 13th in the men's short western round open and eighth in the men's short western round team open. the wheelchair basketball team finished eighth. he had been selected for the 1972 heidelberg games following his participation in the 1972 national paraplegic and quadriplegic games in sydney in archery (short western round) and athletics (100m class 3 and 800m open events).