Pierre Fairbank

Pierre Fairbank (born 27 July 1971) is a Paralympian athlete from France competing mainly in category T53 sprint events.[1][2]

Pierre Fairbank

Fairbank (front) at the 2006 World Championships
Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	(1971-07-27) 27 July 1971 Hienghène, New Caledonia, France
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	T53
Event(s)	Sprint Middle distance
Medal record Men's para-athletics Representing  France Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney 200 m T53 2000 Sydney 400 m T53 2004 Athens 4x400 m T53/54 2000 Sydney 800 m T53 2004 Athens 4x100 m T53/54 2008 Beijing 4x400 m T53/54 2016 Rio 400 m T53 IPC World Championships 2002 Lille 400 m T53 2002 Lille 800 m T53 2002 Lille 200 m T53 2002 Lille 4x100 m T53-54 2013 Lyon 200 m T53 2013 Lyon 800 m T53 2015 Doha 100 m T53 2015 Doha 800 m T53 2015 Doha 4x400 m T53-54 IPC European Championships 2014 Swansea 800 m T53 2014 Swansea 200 m T53 2014 Swansea 100 m T53

Fairbank first competed in the Paralympics in 2000 in Sydney where he won a gold in the T53 200m, a silver in the T53 400m and a bronze in the T53 800m, he also competed in the T54 Marathon. Four years later in Athens he again competed in the 200m, 400m and 800m but was unable to win a medal in these, however he did help the French team to a silver in the T53-54 4 × 400 m and a bronze in the T53-54 4 × 100 m. In 2008 in Beijing he again missed out in the individual events but again helped the French team to a bronze in the T53-54 4 × 400 m. In London 2012, he won no medals, though he did qualify for the final of the 800m, finishing 7th.