Maxime Valet

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Maxime Valet
Maxime Valet Rio 2016.jpg
Valet in 2016
Personal information
Born18 May 1987 (1987-05-18) (age 37)
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France
Sport
CountryFrance
Sport Wheelchair fencing
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Foil B
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Foil team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Foil team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Foil team

Maxime Valet (born 18 May 1987 in Toulouse) is a French wheelchair fencer. [1] He represented France at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won two medals: the bronze medal in the men's foil B event and the bronze medal in the men's team foil event. [1] He also won the bronze medal in the men's team foil event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

In 2009, Valet became paraplegic after falling into a hole at a construction site. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Maxime Valet". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  2. "Toulouse. Maxime Valet : Rio 2016 au bout du fleuret". LaDepeche.fr (in French). 1 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2020.