 Fritsch winning gold at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | French | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 May 1998 [1] Quimper, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | H4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Fritsch (born 28 May 1998) is a French Para-cyclist. He represented France at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
In August 2023, Fritsch competed at the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a gold medal in the mixed team relay H1–5 event. Less than a week later he then competed at 2023 European Para Championships and won a gold medal in the mixed team relay H1–5 event. [2]
Fritsch represented France at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal in the mixed team relay H1–5 event. [1]
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