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Born | Bordeaux, France | 24 June 1980|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wheelchair fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Spina bifida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Romain Noble (born 24 June 1980) is a French wheelchair fencer who competes in international fencing competitions. He is a Paralympic champion, four-time World champion and three-time European champion. [1] [2] [3]
Joël Jeannot is a male French Olympic wheelchair racer and handisport activist. From 2007 he started competing in handbikes, winning a lot of French championships as well as several world championships in para-cycling.
Solène Jambaqué is a French alpine skier and two time Paralympic Champion.
Jean-Baptiste Alaize is a French athlete with an amputated tibia, who specialises in sprint and long jump. He represented France at the 2016 Paralympic Games.
Delphine Bernard is a wheelchair fencer, practising in fencing three categories, foil, épée and sabre.
Cameroonian National Paralympic Committee is the primary body in Cameroon for the promotion of sports for people with disabilities. It has four member organizations: Cameroonian Sports Federation for the Visually Impaired (FECASDEV), Cameroonian Sports Federation for the Physically Disabled (FECASDEP), Cameroonian Federation of Sports the Intellectually Disabled (FECASDI) and the Cameroonian Federation for Sports for the Deaf (FECASSO). The President of the Cameroonian Paralympic Committee is Jean Jacques Ndoudoumou. The organization has four vice presidents, who all serve as the presidents of CNPC's member organizations.
Powerlifting in Cameroon is one of several para-sports in Cameroon for people with physical disabilities. The sport is represented nationally at the University Games.
Cameroonian Sports Federation for People with Disabilities was one of the primary national sports federation for people with disabilities in Cameroon prior to the organization being dissolved in August 2011. It served as the country's National Paralympic Committee for many years. Problems with internal governance arose starting in the early 2000s and continued until the federation closed.
France sent 15 athletes and two guides to the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. They competed in para-alpine skiing, para-Nordic skiing and para-snowboarding. Marie Bochet carried the flag during the Opening Ceremony.
Cécile Hernandez is a French para-snowboarder and four-time Paralympic medallist, with a gold medal from Beijing 2022, a silver medal from Sochi 2014 and both a silver and a bronze from PyeongChang 2018. She competes for the teams Les Angles and France Douanes, as well as the French national Paralympic team; outside sport, she is a customs officer journalist and writer.
Julien Soyer is a former para table tennis player from India who competed for France in international level events. He contracted polio aged six months old and had his right leg amputated; he would wear a complete prosthetic when competing in table tennis events. After his retirement from sport, he works as a sports journalist.
Éric Roger Virgile Lindmann is a retired French Paralympic swimmer who competed in international level events.
Lucas Mazur is a French para-badminton player who competes in international level events. He was the gold medalists in the men's singles SL4 at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics. He was three-time gold medalists in the World Championships winning the title in 2017, 2019, and 2022.
Anaëlle Roulet is a French Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events, she swims backstroke and freestyle swimming.
Raphaël Beaugillet is a French Paralympic cyclist. He won bronze in the Men's time trial B in 2020.
Patricia Picot is a French retired wheelchair fencer who competed at international fencing competitions. She is a four-time Paralympic champion, four-time World champion and five-time European medalist.
Martin Baron is a French football 5-a-side player who competes at international football competitions. He is a Paralympic silver medalist, IBSA World Games silver medalist and a two-time European champion. He was born blind and plays as striker for Cécifoot since 2005.
Emeline Pierre is a French Paralympic swimmer who competes at international swimming competitions. She is a World bronze medalist and a double European bronze medalist.
Katell Alençon is a French Paralympic cyclist who competes in road cycling at international cycling competitions. She is a World silver medalist and a double European champion, she has competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics. She rides for Cofidis and Handisport Brest.
Emmanuelle Assmann, is a French wheelchair fencer and a sports leader. She was chair of the French Paralympic and Sports Committee. She was awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honor, in 2013.
Gaël Jean Michel Rivière is a French 5-a-side footballer who plays as a midfielder, he competed at the 2012 and 2020 Summer Paralympics. He is a Paralympic silver medalist and a double European champion.