Maxime Valet (born 18 May 1987 in Toulouse) is a French wheelchair fencer.[1] He represented France at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won two medals: the bronze medal in the men's foil B event and the bronze medal in the men's team foil event.[1] He also won the bronze medal in the men's team foil event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
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| Born | 18 May 1987 (age 37) Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wheelchair fencing | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2009, Valet became paraplegic after falling into a hole at a construction site.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Maxime Valet". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Toulouse. Maxime Valet : Rio 2016 au bout du fleuret". LaDepeche.fr (in French). 1 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
External links
edit- Maxime Valet at the International Paralympic Committee
- Maxime Valet at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Maxime Valet at Équipe de France (in French)
- Maxime Valet at France Paralympique (in French)
- Maxime Valet on Instagram
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