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Silvia Cochetti (born ca. 1944 Buenos Aires) is an Argentina athlete, specializing in paralympic-athletics and swimming, and is known for being the greatest Paralympic medalist in that country.
Cochetti won thirteen medals, five of them gold, at the 1964 Paralympic Games in Tokyo and the 1968 Paralympic Games in Tel Aviv, in swimming, athletics and wheelchair basketball. In Tel Aviv in 1968, she also won the world record in shot put in her class, with a throw of 7.15 meters. In 2010, the Buenos Aires City Legislature recognized her as an Outstanding Personality of the City of Buenos Aires.
For her sporting achievements, she was recognized in Argentina as Master of Sports.
Life
In the 1964 Tokyo Paralympic games, she won five medals, three gold in swimming and two in athletics (silver and bronze); was the fifth female athlete most awarded games behind Rosalie Hixson (6 gold, 1 silver), Anna Maria Toso (5 gold, 5 silver), Lynnette Gilchrist (5 gold, 3 silver) and R. Khunel (4 gold, 1 bronze).
In the 1968 Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Silvia Cochetti won 8 medals: 2 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze medals. She also won the world record in shot put in her class, with a distance of 7.15 meters.
She joined in the basketball wheelchair women's event at the Tel Aviv Games. They involved five countries: Argentina, Austria, United States, Great Britain and Israel. The Argentine team was composed of Silvia Cochetti, Estela Fernandez, Dina Galindez, Susana Masciotra, Amelia Mier, Susana Olarte and Naomi Tortul.
The Argentine team beat the United States 4-1 to Austria 22-15, Britain lost to Israel 8-2 and 17-12, this team won every game by winning the gold medal, while Argentina was second winning her the silver medal, while the bronze was won by the United States.