Florian Bouziani Explained

Florian Bouziani
Nationality:French
Disability Class:C3
Sport:Para-cycling
Birth Date:19 July 1990[1]
Birth Place:Avignon, France
Show-Medals:yes

Florian Bouziani (born 19 July 1990) is a French Para-cyclist.

Career

Bouziani represented France at the 2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a gold medal in the time trial C3 event.[2] He failed to make France's roster for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, despite being the reigning World Champion in the C3 time trial category.[3]

He again competed at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a bronze medal in the time trial C3 event.[4] [5]

On 21 September 2024, he was selected to compete at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships.[6] He won a gold medal in the time trial C3 event.[7] [8]

Personal life

On 5 October 2013, Bouziani was involved in an explosion that destroyed the motorcycle shop where he was working at.[9] He suffered burns to 90% of his body, was left paralyzed in his feet and had his right index finger amputated as a result of his injuries.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Florian Bouziani . firstcycling.com . 26 September 2024.
  2. Web site: 2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships: the story of Storey yet again . uci.org . 11 June 2021 . 26 September 2024.
  3. Web site: Avignon : Florian Bouziani, le champion du monde privé de Jeux paralympiques . . Marcelle . Dissac . 5 August 2021 . 26 September 2024 . French.
  4. Web site: The Netherlands leads medal count after second day of racing at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships . uci.org . 13 August 2022 . 26 September 2024.
  5. Web site: Du bronze pour Florian Bouziani . . Raoul . Devaux . 14 August 2022 . 26 September 2024 . French.
  6. Web site: Para-cyclisme. Léauté, Gaugain, Bosredon… La sélection des Français pour les Mondiaux de Zurich . . 21 September 2024 . 26 September 2024 . French.
  7. Web site: Mondiaux : Bouziani remporte l'or dans le contre-la-montre C3 . . 24 September 2024 . 26 September 2024 . French.
  8. Web site: Mondiaux de cyclisme. Le para-cycliste français Florian Bouziani en or sur le contre-la-montre . . 24 September 2024 . 26 September 2024 . French.
  9. Web site: Mon histoire . florianbouziani.com . 26 September 2024 . French.
  10. Web site: SMC2, Proud to Support the French Paracyclist Florian Bouziani . smc2-construction.co . 12 July 2022 . 26 September 2024.
  11. Web site: Sportif de la gendarmerie : Florian Bouziani, de la reconstruction au podium . . 18 September 2021 . 26 September 2024 . French.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Florian Bouziani".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.