Dimitri Pavadé

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Dimitri Pavadé
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1989-08-14) 14 August 1989 (age 32)
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classT64
Event(s)long jump
ClubAthle 632 Tournefeuille
Coached byRemi Magro

Dimitri Pavadé (born 14 August 1989) is a French para-athlete who specializes in long jump. He represented France at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Career[]

Pavadé represented France in the men's long jump T64 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal.[1]

Personal life[]

Pavadé's right leg was amputated at the age of eighteen after a work accident. He was working on the docks in Réunion, France when a forklift truck, weighing 18 tonnes, rolled over his leg.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Dimitri Pavadé". olympics.com. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Dimitri Pavade". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2 September 2021.


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