Joël Jeannot
Joël Jeannot (born 23 September 1965) 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.
Jeannot, World Champion 2011 in para-cycling (handbike roadrace), Roskilde, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 September 1965 (age 58) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field, Road cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T54, H4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 2004 Olympic Games, he finished 7th in the demonstration sport of Men's 1,500 m wheelchair. He also participated in the 2004 Summer Paralympics, where he took gold in the 10000 metre race and silver in the 4×400 metre relay. Four years earlier, at the 2000 Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the 4×400 metre relay.
He has also won the wheelchair division of the London Marathon in 2003 in a record time, and finished second in the Boston Marathon the following year.
He won the 2003 World Championships in Athletics 1500 m event.