Emeline Pierre
French Paralympic swimmer
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Born | (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 (age 24) Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle swimming Backstroke Individual medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Dauphins Section Paloise | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Emeline Pierre (born 4 December 1999) is a French Paralympic swimmer who competes at international swimming competitions. She is a World bronze medalist and a double European bronze medalist.[1][2][3]
Career
In 2014, Pierre fell badly from a balance beam at a gymnastics competition and dislocated her right elbow. She had several operations to regain movement on her right arm but it was unsuccessful and it caused permanent damage to her arm.[4]
References
- ^ "Emeline Pierre - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Emeline Pierre - Handisport". Handisport (in French). 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Emeline Pierre - France Paralympique". France Paralympique (in French). 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Worlds: Emeline Pierre has a lot of ideas". Handisport (in French). 27 November 2017.
External links
- Emeline Pierre at the International Paralympic Committee
- Emeline Pierre at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Emeline Pierre at Équipe de France (in French)
- Emeline Pierre at France Paralympique (in French)