Christophe Carayon

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Christophe Carayon
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 1500 metres - B3
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 800 metres - B3
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 400 metres - B3
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Atlanta 1500 metres - T13

Christophe Carayon is a paralympic athlete from France competing mainly in category T13 middle-distance events.

Christophe competed in two Paralympics winning two golds and two bronzes. His first games in 1992 Summer Paralympics gave him his two gold medals in the 800m and 1500m and a bronze in the 400m. The other bronze came in the 1996 Summer Paralympics where he won the bronze in the 1500m but couldn't medal in the 5000m. [1]

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References

  1. "profile on paralympic.org". paralympic.org.