Laurent Thirionet
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| Born | 22 November 1970 Bergues, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Laurent Thirionet (born 22 November 1970) is a retired French Paralympic cyclist who competed in internationl track cycling and road cycling elite events. He is a five-time World champion and a double Paralympic champion. Thirionet had his left leg amputated above the knee after being involved in a traffic accident in Dunkirk. He started cycling after his accident and won his first medals at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ "Laurent Thirionet - French Paralympic Committee (in French)". France Paralympique. 20 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Laurent Thirionet - International Paralympic Committee". International Paralympic Committee. 20 March 2021.
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Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- People from Bergues
- Paralympic cyclists of France
- French male cyclists
- Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics