Gérald Métroz Explained

Gérald Métroz
Fullname:	Gérald Roger Métroz
Birth Date:	1962 5, df=yes
Birth Place:	Martigny, Switzerland
Plays:	Right-handed
Website:	Gérald Métroz's Website
Highestsinglesranking:	No. 22 (31 August 1993)
Highestdoublesranking:	No. 9 (06 September 1994)
Updated:	17 October 2012

Gérald Roger Métroz (born 16 May 1962 in Martigny) is a journalist, sports consultant, writer, and columnist.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life

Métroz lost both of his legs in 1964 when he was hit by a train when he was at the train station of his hometown.

Paralympics

Métroz participated in the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta. He played in the Men's Doubles and the Men's Singles. In the doubles he played with Martin Erni and made it to the quarter-finals.

Other work

Métroz is also a public speaker at presentations and conferences and the founder of the company Gérald Métroz Sports Consulting.

Books

• "Soudain un train", Jacques Briod, Editions Autrement (Paris, 2001), German translation "Ich lass mich nicht behindern", Jacques Briod, Scherz Verlag (2002)
• "La Vie d'en bas", Gerald Metroz, Editions Empiric Vision (Martigny, 2019)

Films

• Gérald Métroz - Elle est pas belle, la vie? by Jean-François Amiguet (2006)

External links

• • Gérald Métroz's website

Notes and References

1. http://www.artfilm.ch/geraldmetroz.php Gérald Métroz - Elle est pas belle, la vie?
2. Charles Forsdick, Feroza Basu, Siobhán Shilton New approaches to twentieth-century travel literature in French 2006 Page 197 "In Soudain un train, for example, Gérald Métroz, who has no legs at all, conjectures that the presence of legs would not alter his fundamental identity as a subjective human being"
3. Web site: Player Profile - Metroz, Gerald (SUI) . ITF tennis . 17 October 2012.