Manon Claeys

Manon Clayes (born in Maldegem on January 3, 1986) is a Paralympic equestrian of Belgium.[1] She broke her neck and three vertebrae in her back in a horse-riding accident on Friday the 13th, April 2007.[2] As a result of the accident, she sustained nerve damage on her right side and has only 30% power on that side of her body.[3] She participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in both the Championship IV[4] and Freestyle IV[5] dressage competitions.

Manon Claeys
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Para-equestrian
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Championship IV
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Freestyle IV
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 GothenburgChampionship IV

References

  1. "Equestrian CLAEYS Manon". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
  2. "Wilskracht onbeperkt". De Standaard. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. "Manon Claeys (10134275)". FEI.org.
  4. "Equestrian - Grade IV Results". Tokyo 2020.
  5. "Equestrian - Grade IV Results". Tokyo 2020.


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