Florence Gossiaux

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Florence Gossiaux
Florence Gossiaux @ Slovenia Open 2017.jpg
Gossiaux at the Slovenia Open in 2017
Personal information
Full nameFlorence Sireau-Gossiaux
Born25 May 1966 (1966-05-25) (age 56)
Sport
Sport Para-athletics
Disability class T52
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Seoul 800 metres - 1C
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 100 metres - TW2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 800 metres - TW2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Sydney 100 metres - T52

Florence Sireau-Gossiaux (born 25 May 1966) is a paralympic athlete from France competing mainly in category T52 sprint events.

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Biography

Gossiaux first competed in the Paralympics in 1988 in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m winning a silver in the 800m. At the next games in 1992 she again competed in the 100m, 200m 400m and 800m and this time won a silver in the 100m and a bronze in 800m. After missing the 1996 games she next competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in the 100m winning a bronze medal and the 300m and 400m. [1]

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