Francesco BORTOLETTO
Francesco BORTOLETTO, Italian Jumping, Vaulting athlete.
| Name | Francesco BORTOLETTO |
| FEI ID | 10074117 |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 12/05/1993 |
| Competing for | Italy - ITA |
| Registrations |
Vaulting 2018
Jumping 2011 |
| Last update | 13/08/2019 |
FEI Database
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www.facebook.com/francesco.bortoletto |
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instagram.com/bortoletto12 |
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| Sport Specific Information | |
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| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up vaulting at age 10. |
| Why this sport? | "I started vaulting after trying many other sports, but every time I soon got tired of what I was doing. Vaulting was different, maybe because it united my desire of exercise with the passion for animals. I started when I was 10, after seeing a show, and I have never stopped." |
| Club / Team | Club Ippico Monzese: Villasanta di Monza, ITA |
| Name of coach | Daniele Dall'Ora [national]; Laura Carnabuci [personal] |
| Training Regime | "My training varies depending on whether we work with the horse or not. When we have a horse session I warm up for about an hour, both on the barrel and with fitness exercises, focusing especially on what I want to train on in that session. Then we usually work for a couple of hours with two different horses and in the end more fitness and stretching. It takes at least four hours." |
| Further Personal Information | |
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| Family | Partner Francesca Malaspina |
| Residence | Padua, ITA |
| Occupation | Athlete, Coach, Student |
| Languages | English, Italian |
| Higher education | Sport Studies - University of Padua: Italy |
| General Interest | |
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| Memorable sporting achievement | Competing in Aachen, Germany. "To me it was a little dream coming true. I was in the very field that I used to see on the internet when I was a child. It was the thrill of a lifetime." (thevaultingreview.com, 27 Jun 2018) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Even if there are things that might seem impossible, you will eventually overcome them, if you are willing to do sacrifices." (thevaultingreview.com, 27 Jun 2018) |
| Famous relatives | His partner Francesca Malaspina has represented Italy in equestrian jumping, dressage and eventing. (fei.org, 2018; Facebook profile, 24 Aug 2018) |
