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| Born | 11 September 2001 Le Chesnay, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ugo Didier (born 11 September 2001) is a French Paralympic swimmer. He represented France at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Didier made his international debut for France at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships at the age of 14. [1]
Didier was born with club feet and weakness in both legs. He represented France in the men's 400 metre freestyle S9 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal [2] . He also competed in the men's 200 metre individual medley SM9 event and won a bronze medal. [3] At the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, he won the gold medal in the Men's 400 metre freestyle S9 [4]
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