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Born | Châteauroux, France | 29 December 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic athletics Paratriathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Cerebral palsy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | T37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 200 metres 400 metres Long jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Manon Genest (born 29 December 1992) is a French Paralympic athlete and former paratriathlete. She is a World bronze medalist, [1] three-time European silver medalist in track and field and a former World paratriathlon champion, she competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the women's long jump T37 where she finished in fourth place. [2] [3]
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