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20/06/1988 | |
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BIOGRAPHY: |
Classification KL2 Type of Impairment Spinal Cord Injuries (axsol.fr, 28 May 2017) Origin of Impairment Acquired (axsol.fr, 28 May 2017) Impairment Details A parachuting accident during a military training exercise in 2014 resulted in paraplegia. (Facebook page, 11 Jun 2016; axsol.fr, 23 Jul 2016) |
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The Tokyo 2020 KL1 bronze medallist is among the best in business and has medalled at the World and European Championships. He added to his Paralympic tally with another bronze in Paris. A member of the French armed forces as part of the Armee de Champions athlete programme, he was named Knight of the National Order of Merit in France in 2021. | |||||||||||||||||
LANGUAGES: | French | ||||||||||||||||
HIGHER EDUCATION: | University of Reims Champagne-Ardenn, France | ||||||||||||||||
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?: | He practised canoeing before joining the army but took up the sport again after his accident in 2014. (france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr, 05 May 2015; Facebook page, 11 Jun 2016) | ||||||||||||||||
AMBITIONS : | To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||
CLUB: | CKC Orleans [France] | ||||||||||||||||
NAME OF COACH: | Francois Maucourant [national] | ||||||||||||||||
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CLASSIFICATION: | KL2 | ||||||||||||||||
BEST RESULTS: | Paralympics: Bronze - 2; World Championships: Silver -2 , Bronze - 1. |
Start Time | Event | Participants | Rank | Results | Available Information | ||
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Sep 16 9:00 |
Men's 200m KL1 SENIOR Heats 1 |
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00:00:50.222
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Sep 18 10:20 |
Men's 200m KL1 SENIOR Final A |
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4
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00:00:48.572
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