Guillaume Ouellet (born October 3, 1986) is a Canadian para-athlete competing in T13 middle and long-distance races.[1]

Guillaume Ouellet
Personal information
Born (1986-10-03) October 3, 1986 (age 38)
Sorel-Tracy, Canada
Height174 cm (69 in)
Sport
DisabilityVisual impairment
Disability classT13
ClubClub Citius
Coached byDany Racine
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 5000m T13
Bronze medal – third place 2017 London 5000m T13
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Paris 5000m T13
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 1500m T13
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 5000m T13

Career history

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Ouellet began took up athletics in 2011 at college. In 2013 he was selected to represent Canada at the 2013 World Championships in Lyon in the 1500 metres race, finishing fourth.[2] Two years later he was back in the Canadian team to compete at his second World Championships, this time in Doha. He competed in both the 1,500m and 5,000m, winning gold in the latter, with a time of 15:07.64.[2]

At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom he won the bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres T13 event.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Ouellet, Guillaume". official website London 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Ouellet, Guillaume". IPC. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  3. ^ "Men's 5000 metres T13" (PDF). 2017 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
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