Florian Bouziani

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Florian Bouziani
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1990-07-19) 19 July 1990 (age 34) [1]
Avignon, France
Sport
Sport Para-cycling
Disability class C3
Medal record
Men's Para-cycling
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Road World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Cascais Time trial C3
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Zurich Time trial C3
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Baie-Comeau Time trial C3

Florian Bouziani (born 19 July 1990) is a French Para-cyclist.

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Career

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]

Personal life

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]

References

  1. "Florian Bouziani". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  2. "2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships: the story of Storey yet again". uci.org. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  3. Dissac, Marcelle (5 August 2021). "Avignon : Florian Bouziani, le champion du monde privé de Jeux paralympiques". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  4. "The Netherlands leads medal count after second day of racing at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships". uci.org. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  5. Devaux, Raoul (14 August 2022). "Du bronze pour Florian Bouziani". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  6. "Para-cyclisme. Léauté, Gaugain, Bosredon… La sélection des Français pour les Mondiaux de Zurich". Ouest-France (in French). 21 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  7. "Mondiaux : Bouziani remporte l'or dans le contre-la-montre C3". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 24 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  8. "Mondiaux de cyclisme. Le para-cycliste français Florian Bouziani en or sur le contre-la-montre". Ouest-France (in French). 24 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  9. "Mon histoire". florianbouziani.com (in French). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  10. "SMC2, Proud to Support the French Paracyclist Florian Bouziani". smc2-construction.co. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  11. "Sportif de la gendarmerie : Florian Bouziani, de la reconstruction au podium" (in French). National Gendarmerie. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2024.