Ambra Sabatini

Ambra Sabatini

Sabatini in 2024.
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 22) Livorno, Italy
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	T63
Event	Sprints
Club	Atletica Grosseto (2019–21) G.S. Fiamme Gialle (since 2021)
Coached by	Jacopo Boscherini[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 13.98 (2023) WR
Medal record Women's para athletics Representing  Italy Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 1 0 0 World Championships 1 0 0 European Championships 0 0 0 Total 2 0 0 Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo 100 m – T63 World Championships 2023 Paris 100 m – T63

Sabatini awarded by Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale in 2021.

Ambra Sabatini (born 19 January 2002) is an Italian Paralympic athlete.[2]

She competed at the Dubai 2021 Paralympic World Cup, setting a world record.[3][4][5]

The accident

On 5 June 2019, while on her way to an athletics training, Ambra had a road crash as a passenger on the scooter driven by her father. Their vehicle was hit by a truck and as a result of the injuries sustained, Ambra suffered the amputation of her left leg above the knee.[6]

World records

• 100 m T63: 13.98 ( Paris, 13 July 2023) - current holder[7]

Achievements

Track

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2021	Summer Paralympics	Tokyo, Japan	1st	100 m	14.11 s
2023	World Championships	Paris, France	1st	100 m	13.98 s

See also

• List of IPC world records in athletics

References

1. "Ambra Sabatini, record del mondo nei 100 metri e Paralimpiadi: "Un giorno sfiderò le normodotate"" (in Italian). corriere.it. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
2. "Young star Ambra Sabatini ready for first home GP". paralympic.org. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
3. "Young star Ambra Sabatini ready for first home GP". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
4. "Italy's Ambra Sabatini shatters world record on debut at Dubai 2021 Grand Prix". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
5. "Sabatini marks debut with 100m world record at World Para Athletics Grand Prix". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
6. "Ambra Sabatini" (in Italian). art4sport.org. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
7. "Women's 100m T63 Results" (PDF). IPC. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

External links

• Ambra Sabatini at World Athletics
• Ambra Sabatini at European Athletics
• Ambra Sabatini at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Ambra Sabatini at Paralympic.org
• Ambra Sabatini at the Italian Paralympic Committee (in Italian)