Rachel Lardière

Rachel Lardière (born 28 June 1970) is a French Paralympic swimmer who specialises in breaststroke at international level events. She previously practised judo, handball and artistic gymnastics before her accident. [1][2]

Rachel Lardière
Personal information
Born (1970-06-28) 28 June 1970
Sainte-Colombe, Rhône, France
Sport
Country France
SportParalympic swimming
DisabilityParaplegia
Disability classS7, SB5, SM6
Event(s)Breaststroke
ClubAS Handivienne, Vienne
Coached byYann Eric Fouille
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  France
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingWomen's 100m breaststroke SB5
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2010 EindhovenWomen's 100m breaststroke SB5

Lardière became an incomplete paraplegic in February 1988 following an accident with a pommel horse during a gymnastics training session. She has been using a wheelchair since the accident.[3]

References

  1. "Rachel Lardiere – IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 3 May 2020.
  2. "aujourd'hui – Ville de Vienne" (PDF). vienne.fr (in French). 19 March 2019.
  3. "Rachel Lardiere, la sportive du mois de Novembre 2018". Association Sportive Handivienne (in French). 3 May 2020.
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