Pierre Couquelet (born 7 August 1964) is a Belgian alpine skier. He competed in three events at the 1984 Winter Olympics.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Born | 7 August 1964 Liège, Belgium |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
He was scheduled to compete as sighted guide for visually impaired para-alpine skier Linda Le Bon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China.[2][3] Couquelet was not able to compete as her guide after failing a doping test due to an administrative error related to medication that he takes.[4] He competed as her guide at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pierre Couquelet Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Paralympische Winterspelen: Linda Le Bon is eerste geselecteerde Belgische atlete". Nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). 22 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Skiërs Linda Le Bon en Rémi Mazi vertegenwoordigen België op de Paralympische Spelen". Sporza.be (in Dutch). 24 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Antwerpse Linda Le Bon zonder haar geschorste voorskiër naar Paralympics". Antwerps persbureau (in Dutch). 2 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
External links
edit- Pierre Couquelet at FIS (alpine)
- Pierre Couquelet at Olympedia
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