Joël_Jeannot

Joël Jeannot

Joël Jeannot

French wheelchair racer

Joël Jeannot (born 23 September 1965)[1][2] is a male French Olympic wheelchair racer and handisport activist. From 2007 he started competing in handbikes, winning a lot of French championships as well as several world championships in para-cycling.

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At the 2004 Olympic Games, he finished 7th in the demonstration sport of Men's 1,500 m wheelchair. He also participated in the 2004 Summer Paralympics, where he took gold in the 10000 metre race and silver in the 4×400 metre relay. Four years earlier, at the 2000 Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the 4×400 metre relay.[3]

He has also won the wheelchair division of the London Marathon in 2003 in a record time,[4] and finished second in the Boston Marathon the following year.[5]

He won the 2003 World Championships in Athletics 1500 m event.[6]

References

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    "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Official results book: Athletics" (PDF). jobosport.nl. 26 September 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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    "Rio 2016 Paralympic Games - Official results book: Cycling Road" (PDF). uci.org. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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    E.R.E.A Joël Jeannot Archived 2012-09-11 at the Wayback Machine JEUDI 8 MARS: journée de sensibilisation au handicap. Tous les élèves pourront échanger et s'initier aux pratiques du handisport avec Joël Jeannot .."
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    "Jeannot sets London best". Archived from the original on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  5. [5]
    "Van Dyk sets world record in Boston's wheelchair division". Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
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    IAAF profile
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