Yannick Bourseaux (born 18 February 1975) is a French competitor in Paralympic biathlon, cross-country skiing and paratriathlon.[1][2]
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| Born | 18 February 1975 (age 49) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Before the accident that paralysed his arm, he was an elite able-bodied triathlete on the French National triathlon team.[1][3]
Bourseaux competed in biathlon and cross-country skiing in the Torino (2006) and Vancouver (2010) Winter Paralympics but did not win any medals.[1][4]
He won the TRI 4 (arm impairment) paratriathlon title at the ITU Triathlon World Championships in 2011 and 2012 and came second to Paralympic swimmer Martin Schultz in 2013.[3]
After defending his TRI 4 title at the 2012 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships, Bourseaux was named International Paralympic Committee "Athlete of the Month".[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Skier hopes to defend paratriathlon world title". International Paralympic Committee. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ Yannick Bourseaux ambitieux aux Mondiaux d’Auckland 20 October 2012
- ^ a b "Yannick Bourseaux: Results". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Yannick Bourseaux". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Yannick Bourseaux: Athlete of the Month". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
External links
edit- Yannick Bourseaux at the International Paralympic Committee
- Yannick Bourseaux at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Yannick Bourseaux at Équipe de France (in French)
- Yannick Bourseaux at France Paralympique (in French)
- Yannick Bourseaux on Instagram
