Fabienne André
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 September 1996 England | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wheelchair racing | ||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T34 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fabienne André (born 20 September 1996) is a British wheelchair racer. In 2021, she won gold in the 100 m[1] and 800 m[2] at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships.
Life[]
She was born on 20 September 1996. She was first interested in swimming as a sport and she won three medals swimming at the Cerebral Palsy game in Barcelona in 2018.[3] She later took an interest in athletics because she wanted to try a triathlon. She was training as a wheelchair racer in 2018.[4] She has cerebral palsy and she competes in the T34 category. She works as a physiotherapist assistant.[4]
André was chosen to compete at 100m and 800m (T34) as part of the Paralympics GB team at the postponed 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Women's 100 metres T34 Final" (PDF). 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Women's 800 metres T34 Final" (PDF). 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Saltdean Para Athlete on why she swapped the pool for the track". The Argus. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Fabienne Andre - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "ParalympicsGB squad for Tokyo 2020". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- English female sprinters
- English female wheelchair racers
- Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships
- Paralympic athletes of Great Britain