Martina Caironi

Martina Caironi is a former Italian Paralympic track and field athlete. At the age of 18, she was involved in a car accident that resulted in the amputation of her left leg and a disarticulation of the knee. She subsequently embarked on a Paralympic career, achieving international recognition.

A sprint and long jump specialist, she represented Italy at four Paralympic Games—London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, and Paris 2024—winning a total of three gold and four silver medals. Over the course of her career, she has also won 21 medals at World and European Championships, establishing herself as one of the most successful athletes in Italian Paralympic athletics. She has set world records and numerous records in her class.

From 2012 to 2026, she was a member of the Fiamme Gialle Sports Group. In 2016, she was the flag bearer for the Italian delegation at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games. Alongside her competitive activity, she has held institutional roles as a member of the National Council and the Athletes' Commission of the Italian Paralympic Committee.

Since 2015, he has been an Ambassador for Ottobock, an international company specializing in the production of prosthetics and aids, contributing to the development and testing of new technologies.

She is a friend and supporter of Sportfund and Fondazione Fontana, a non-profit organization with social and sporting purposes, with which she has several active projects.

After her sporting career, she worked as a Legacy Specialist at the Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation, where she was also an Ambassador. She also currently holds roles representing athletes at the international level, as a member of the Athletes' Council of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and World Para Athletics.