Davide Morana: Age, Height, Wiki, Bio, Net Worth, and Girlfriend

Davide Morana is a 33-year-old Italian para sprinter and meningitis survivor.

June 5, 2025 by

Lewis Calvert

Born in Palermo on 25 May 1993, he had all four limbs amputated after bacterial meningitis in 2018. He now races the 100 m and 400 m in the T62 class. He co-created the Meningitis Flag and lives between Italy and Spain. No verified height or net worth is public.

Davide Morana Quick Facts (2026)

Detail	Fact
Full name	Davide Bartolo Morana
Born	25 May 1993, Palermo, Italy
Age	33 (as of 19 September 2026)
Height	Not publicly verified
Net worth	No verified figure
Sport	Para athletics (sprints)
Class	T62 (bilateral lower-limb amputation)
Events	100 m, 400 m
Club (2026)	Sempione 82
Home	Between Italy and Spain
Partner	Cecilia Cano
Instagram	About 429,000 followers

Davide Morana's Age and Birthday

Age today: 33 years old on 19 September 2026.
Birthday: 25 May 1993 in Palermo, Sicily.
Next birthday: He turns 34 on 25 May 2027.
Age at illness: He was 24 when meningitis struck.

Sources disagree on a few small details. This cross-check shows which version holds up best.

Detail	What sources say	Best reading
Birth year	1993 in a 2023 event bio and 2024 race results; 1994 on a 2020 brand page	1993
Illness date	13 January 2018 (Quotidiano.net); 14 January (Telecinco)	Mid-January 2018
Height	No source lists one	Unverified
Paralympic Games start	No source found confirms one	Check IPC records

Davide Morana's Height

No reliable source lists his height. Race records and federation pages give his birth year and class, not his height. Why do so many sites guess anyway? Because people search for it. Treat any exact number as unverified.

Early Life and Bio

Roots: He grew up in Sicily.
Family: His mother played basketball, his father runs mountain trails, and his grandfather ran marathons.
Basketball: He played point guard. His Trapani Under-16 team reached Italy's top sixteen.
Setback: Around age 20, a deep hip-muscle tear and groin pain stalled his career. He tried triathlon and calisthenics.
Move: He moved to Spain in 2015.

Team sport shaped how he handles losing and leaning on others. For another look at sport and leadership, read Mike Vrabel's 2026 profile.

The Meningitis Story

In January 2018, Davide was 24 and athletic. Bacterial meningitis, described as type C in his speaker bio, led to emergency amputation of all four limbs. He says doctors told him about 93% of people in his condition do not survive.

He is not a typical case. The Meningitis Research Foundation says about a third of survivors face after-effects, from deafness to limb damage.

Date	Milestone
2015	Moves to Spain
Jan 2018	Bacterial meningitis and four amputations
2018	About four months adjusting to prostheses
Dec 2020	Wins the Spanish 100 m title
2020	Publishes Arriba la vida with Cecilia Cano
2021	Classified T62
2022	Joins the art4sport team
2023	Co-creates the Meningitis Flag
May 2024	Carries Italy's flag at the Kobe World Championships
Jun 2026	Entered in the Golden Gala 100 m in Rome
Jul 2026	Featured in an Athleta Mag editorial

Sprint Career and T62 Class

What does T62 mean?

T62 covers athletes with double below-knee loss who run on prostheses. Davide was classified T62 in 2021. He also lost both arms, and he says no class fits that exactly.

What are his best results?

400 m T62: Sixth at Kobe 2024 with a personal best of 58.48.
100 m T62: A season-best 11.79 in a Kobe heat, missing the final by about a tenth.
Status: Paralympic.org called him a World Championships finalist in June 2026.
Paris goal: He aimed for the 2024 Paralympics in the 100 m and 200 m.

What gear does he use?

Hands: Bionic hands that read muscle signals through sensors in the socket.
Legs: Carbon-fibre running prostheses. His first pair came from crowdfunding.
Advantage: His knees and elbows still work fully.
Daily friction: Touch screens take time, so he sometimes uses his nose.

Davide Morana's Net Worth in 2026

No reliable source reports his net worth. Any dollar figure you see is a guess. Here are the public income streams instead.

Income source	Public evidence
Brand roles	His Instagram bio lists Ottobock ambassador and Sanofi team member. Ottobock also featured him in its Paris 2024 campaign.
Speaking	THE·TEAM lists him as a bookable speaker.
Books	Arriba la vida and Insegna al cuore a vedere.
Costs	He funded his first sports prostheses through crowdfunding.

Personal Life

Partner: Cecilia Cano, from Murcia, who is credited as author of Arriba la vida.
Home base: Between Italy and Spain. In early 2021, he trained in Madrid and spent weekends in Murcia.
Style: He loves fashion and runway shows, and he is open about showing his scars and prostheses.
Outlook: He says he lives each day as if it were his first and last.

Reliable public details about his relationship come from interviews and the book. For a similar profile of a public figure's partner, read Angelica Zachary's profile.

Advocacy and Books

What causes does he support?

Ambassador for the Spanish Association Against Meningitis.
Co-creator of the Meningitis Flag, a symbol for the meningitis community.
Speaks up for vaccination and better prosthetics.
Says sports prostheses are treated as luxuries when they should not be.

What has he written?

Arriba la vida: a Spanish book on his recovery, and his personal motto.
Insegna al cuore a vedere: co-written with Salvatore Vitellino, with lessons from sport and disability.

FAQs

Q: How old is Davide Morana?

A: Davide Morana is 33 years old as of September 2026. He was born in Palermo, Italy, on 25 May 1993. Race results and a 2023 event bio use that year, while one 2020 brand page lists 1994. He turns 34 on 25 May 2027.

Q: How tall is Davide Morana?

A: No reliable public source lists Davide Morana's height. Federation and race records show his birth year and T62 class, not his height. Numbers on fan sites are unverified. Height can also vary with the prosthetic setup he wears.

Q: What is Davide Morana's net worth?

A: No verified net worth exists for Davide Morana. His public income sources include brand ambassador roles, speaking bookings, and books. Any dollar figure online is an estimate without an audited source. Para athletes rarely publish their earnings.

Q: What happened to Davide Morana?

A: In January 2018, at age 24, Davide Morana contracted bacterial meningitis. The infection led to the amputation of all four limbs. He survived a coma, relearned daily tasks, and later took up para athletics. Limb loss is one of the most severe outcomes of meningitis, not a typical one.

Q: What does T62 mean in para athletics?

A: T62 is a track class for athletes with amputations of both legs below the knee who run with prostheses. Davide Morana was classified T62 in 2021. He also lost both arms, and he says no class covers that fully. Classification rules can change, so check World Para Athletics for current definitions.

Q: Does Davide Morana use bionic hands?

A: Yes, he said in a July 2026 interview that he uses bionic hands. Sensors inside the socket read his muscle signals and move the robotic hand. Users must train to control them. This describes his own setup, and devices differ by person.

Q: Has Davide Morana competed at the Paralympic Games?

A: Confirmed results place him at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, where he carried Italy's flag. He named Paris 2024 as a goal. No source found confirms a Games start. The IPC athlete database holds the official record.

Q: Does Big Write Hook publish a net worth for Davide Morana?

A: No, Big Write Hook lists no net worth for Davide Morana because no verified figure exists. Its Angelica Zachary profile takes the same approach and states that no confirmed net worth is public. Profiles of people with widely reported earnings can still carry estimates.

Q: Where can I read another Italian biography on Big Write Hook?

A: Big Write Hook's biographies section includes a Terence Hill profile on the 87-year-old Italian actor born Mario Girotti. It lists an estimated 2026 net worth of $25 million. Davide Morana's profile has no comparable estimate. The two careers do not overlap.

Q: Which Big Write Hook profile covers an athlete with a 2026 net worth estimate?

A: Big Write Hook's Saquon Barkley profile covers the Philadelphia Eagles running back. It gives an estimated 2026 net worth of $30 million. Pro football contracts are widely reported, while para athletics rarely offers similar data.