Martin Clobert (born 22 February 1993) is a Belgian Paralympic athlete who competes in the marathon.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 February 1993 |
| Home town | Namur, Belgium |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Disability class | T12 |
| Event | marathon |
| Club | SMAC – LEG’S GO |
| Coached by | Pascale Henkinbrant |
Biography
editClobert suffers from Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy. A keen basketballer at young age, he was forced to quit the sport due to his worsening illness. He played Blind football for a while, then minifootbal, amateur basketball again, before switching to the marathon.[2][3] After finishing a marathon in 2h48, he was picked up by the Ligue handisport francophone and supported by it since 2021.[4]
Clobert studied physiotherapie at the Haute École Léonard de Vinci – Parnasse-ISEI in Brussels.[3] He works as a physiotherapist.[5]
Career
editClobert was selected for the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games after running 2h33.46s at the Marathon of Valencia.[6] In Paris, he finished in 11th place in a time of 2:38:34s.[7]
References
edit- ^ "CLOBERT MARTIN". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Jeux Paralympiques : Martin Clobert concluera les Jeux pour la délégation belge avec le marathon" (in French). Le Soir. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Martin, malvoyant, kiné sportif toujours à l'affut d'un défi". fr.sensotec.be (in French). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Martin Clobert, marathonien et malvoyant : "Le problème, c'est que mon handicap ne se voit pas"" (in French). RTBF. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "MARTIN CLOBERT". Belgian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Le Profondevillois Martin Clobert sélectionné pour le marathon des Jeux Paralympiques de Paris : « Un soulagement et une fierté »". www.sudinfo.be (in French). 5 July 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "MEN'S MARATHON - T12 RESULTS". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
External links
edit- Martin Clobert at World Athletics
- Martin Clobert at Paralympic.org
- Martin Clobert at the Belgian Paralympic Committee (in Dutch)
