Dorian Foulon

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Dorian Foulon
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1998-05-02) 2 May 1998 (age 26)
La Chapelle-Caro, France
Sport
SportCycling
Disability class C5
Medal record
Para-cycling
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Individual pursuit C5
Road World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Cascais Road time trial C5
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Baie-Comeau Road time trial C5
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Pietermaritzburg Road race C5
Track World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Individual pursuit C5
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Rio de Janeiro Individual pursuit C5
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 Rio de JaneiroScratch race C5
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 Rio de JaneiroOmnium C5
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesScratch race C5
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesTime trial C5
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Rotterdam Time trial C5

Dorian Foulon (born 2 May 1998) is a French cyclist. He represented France at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

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Career

Foulon became the first para-cyclist to compete in the able-bodied Tour de l’Avenir. [1]

Foulon competed in the men's individual pursuit C5 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where he finished with a world record time of 4:18.274 and won a gold medal. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Para-cycling: Meet the history-maker, Dorian Foulon". uci.org. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. "Dorian Foulon". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. "Cycling Track – Men's C5 4000m Individual Pursuit – Qualifying – Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 27 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.