| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Born | 22 February 1993 | ||||||||
| Home town | Namur, Belgium | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Country |  Belgium | ||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||
| Disability class | T12 | ||||||||
| Event | marathon | ||||||||
| Club | SMAC – LEG’S GO | ||||||||
| Coached by | Pascale Henkinbrant | ||||||||
Medal record
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Martin Clobert (born 22 February 1993) is a Belgian Paralympic athlete who competes in the marathon. [1]
Clobert suffers from Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy. A keen basketballer at young age, he was forced to quit the sport due to his worsening illness. He played Blind football for a while, then minifootbal, amateur basketball again, before switching to the marathon. [2] [3] After finishing a marathon in 2h48, he was picked up by the Ligue handisport francophone and supported by it since 2021. [4]
Clobert studied physiotherapie at the Haute École Léonard de Vinci – Parnasse-ISEI in Brussels. [3] He works as a physiotherapist. [5]
Clobert was selected for the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games after running 2h33.46s at the Marathon of Valencia. [6] In Paris, he finished in 11th place in a time of 2:38:34s. [7]
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