Joël Jeannot

Joël Jeannot (born 23 September 1965)[1][2] 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.

Joël Jeannot
Jeannot, World Champion 2011 in para-cycling (handbike roadrace), Roskilde, Denmark
Personal information
Born23 September 1965 (1965-09-23) (age 58)
Sport
SportTrack and field, Road cycling
Disability classT54, H4
Medal record
Representing  France
Paralympic Games
Men's para-athletics
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 4x400 m T54
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 10000 m T54
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 4x400 m T53/54
Men's para-cycling
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Road race H3
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Road race H4

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.[3]

He has also won the wheelchair division of the London Marathon in 2003 in a record time,[4] and finished second in the Boston Marathon the following year.[5]

He won the 2003 World Championships in Athletics 1500 m event.[6]

References
  1. "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Official results book: Athletics" (PDF). jobosport.nl. 26 September 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. "Rio 2016 Paralympic Games - Official results book: Cycling Road" (PDF). uci.org. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. E.R.E.A Joël Jeannot Archived 2012-09-11 at the Wayback Machine JEUDI 8 MARS: journée de sensibilisation au handicap. Tous les élèves pourront échanger et s'initier aux pratiques du handisport avec Joël Jeannot .."
  4. "Jeannot sets London best". Archived from the original on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  5. "Van Dyk sets world record in Boston's wheelchair division". Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  6. IAAF profile
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