Emeline Pierre

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Emeline Pierre
Personal information
Born (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 (age 24)
Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Sport
CountryFlag of France.svg  France
Sport Paralympic swimming
Disability class S10
Event(s) Freestyle swimming
Backstroke
Individual medley
ClubDauphins Section Paloise
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Mexico City 100m backstroke S10
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Manchester 50m freestyle S10
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Funchal 50m freestyle S10
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Funchal 100m backstroke S10

Emeline Pierre (born 4 December 1999) is a French Paralympic swimmer who competes at international swimming competitions. She is a World bronze medalist and a double European bronze medalist. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

In 2014, Pierre fell badly from a balance beam at a gymnastics competition and dislocated her right elbow. She had several operations to regain movement on her right arm but it was unsuccessful and it caused permanent damage to her arm. [4]

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References

  1. "Emeline Pierre - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. "Emeline Pierre - Handisport". Handisport (in French). 22 June 2022.
  3. "Emeline Pierre - France Paralympique". France Paralympique (in French). 22 June 2022.
  4. "Worlds: Emeline Pierre has a lot of ideas". Handisport (in French). 27 November 2017.