Manon Claeys

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Manon Claeys
Medal record
Para-equestrian
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Championship IV
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Freestyle IV
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Gothenburg Championship IV

Manon Clayes (born January 3, 1986 in Maldegem) is a Paralympic equestrian of Belgium. [1] She broke her neck and three vertebrae in her back in a horse-riding accident on Friday the 13th, April 2007. [2] As a result of the accident, she sustained nerve damage on her right side and has only 30% power on that side of her body. [3] She participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in both the Championship IV [4] and Freestyle IV [5] dressage competitions.

References

  1. ↑ "Equestrian - CLAEYS Manon". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  2. ↑ "Wilskracht onbeperkt". De Standaard (in Dutch). 21 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Manon Claeys (10134275)". FEI.org.
  4. ↑ "Equestrian - Grade IV Results". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  5. ↑ "Equestrian - Grade IV Results". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2021-08-30.


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