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Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Avignon, France | 19 July 1990 ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Para-cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | C3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Florian Bouziani (born 19 July 1990) is a French Para-cyclist.
Bouziani represented France at the 2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a gold medal in the time trial C3 event. [2] He failed to make France's roster for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, despite being the reigning World Champion in the C3 time trial category. [3]
He again competed at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a bronze medal in the time trial C3 event. [4] [5]
On 21 September 2024, he was selected to compete at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships. [6] He won a gold medal in the time trial C3 event. [7] [8]
On 5 October 2013, Bouziani was involved in an explosion that destroyed the motorcycle shop where he was working at. [9] He suffered burns to 90% of his body, was left paralyzed in his feet and had his right index finger amputated as a result of his injuries. [10] [11]