Jacopo Luchini

Jacopo Luchini
Luchini in 2019
Personal information
Born (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990
Prato, Italy
SpouseAplasia
Sport
Country Italy
SportSnowboarding
SB-UL
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Men's para snowboarding
Winter Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Milano CortinaBanked slalom
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 LillehammerDual banked slalom
Bronze medal – third place2017 Big WhiteSnowboard cross
Bronze medal – third place2019 PyhaBanked slalom

Jacopo Luchini (born 10 October 1990) is an Italian para-snowboarder. He is a three-time Paralympian.

Career

Luchini competed at the World Para Snowboard Championships and won bronze medals in the snowboard cross event in 2017 and banked slalom event in 2019.[1]

Luchini made his Winter Paralympic Games debut in 2018 and finished in fourth place in both the banked slalom and snowboard cross events. He again competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics with his best result being fifth place in the banked slalom event.[2][3]

In February 2026, he was selected to represent Italy at the 2026 Winter Paralympics.[4] He won a gold medal in the banked slalom event with a time of 56.28 seconds.[5]

Personal life

Luchini was born with aplasia of the left hand.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Last-minute loss fuels Luchini for Lillehammer". paralympic.org. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Para snowboard: A day of training with Italy's Jacopo Luchini". paralympic.org. 24 January 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "La forza di Jacopo. Paralimpiadi da star, caccia alla medaglia". lanazione.it (in Italian). 5 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Paralympics, the dreams of Tuscan athletes: who is Jacopo Luchini, the snowboarder aiming for the podium?". quotidiano.net. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Italy's Luchini wins gold in banked slalom snowboard". ansa.it. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "Paralympics, the dreams of Tuscan athletes: who is Jacopo Luchini, the snowboarder aiming for the podium?". quotidiano.net. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
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