Rachel Lardière (born 28 June 1970) is a French Paralympic swimmer who specialises in breaststroke at international level events. She previously practised judo, handball and artistic gymnastics before her accident. [1][2]
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| Born | 28 June 1970 Sainte-Colombe, Rhône, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Paraplegia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S7, SB5, SM6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | AS Handivienne, Vienne | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Yann Eric Fouille | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lardière became an incomplete paraplegic in February 1988 following an accident with a pommel horse during a gymnastics training session. She has been using a wheelchair since the accident.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Rachel Lardiere – IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 3 May 2020.
- ^ "aujourd'hui – Ville de Vienne" (PDF). vienne.fr (in French). 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Rachel Lardiere, la sportive du mois de Novembre 2018". Association Sportive Handivienne (in French). 3 May 2020.