Dorian Foulon (born 2 May 1998) is a French cyclist. He represented France at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Dorian Foulon
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1998-05-02) 2 May 1998 (age 26)
La Chapelle-Caro, France
Sport
SportCycling
Disability classC5
Medal record
Para-cycling
Representing  France
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Individual pursuit C5
Road World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Cascais Road time trial C5
Silver medal – second place 2022 Baie-Comeau Road time trial C5
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Pietermaritzburg Road race C5
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Individual pursuit C5
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Individual pursuit C5
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Scratch race C5
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Omnium C5
Silver medal – second place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Scratch race C5
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Time trial C5
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rotterdam Time trial C5

Career edit

Foulon became the first para-cyclist to compete in the able-bodied Tour de l’Avenir.[1]

Foulon competed in the men's individual pursuit C5 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where he finished with a world record time of 4:18.274 and won a gold medal.[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Para-cycling: Meet the history-maker, Dorian Foulon". uci.org. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Dorian Foulon". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Cycling Track – Men's C5 4000m Individual Pursuit – Qualifying – Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 27 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

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