Livia De Clercq | |
Birth Date: | 3 June 1982 |
Birth Place: | Ghent, Belgium |
Hometown: | Deinze, Belgium |
Height: | 1.68 m |
Sport: | Paralympic athletics |
Disability Class: | T63 |
Event: | Long jump 100 metres |
Club: | AC Deinze |
Livia De Clercq (born 3 June 1982) is a Belgian Paralympic athlete who competes in long jump and occasionally sprinting events at international level events. [1]
De Clercq had her left leg amputated above the knee after she was diagnosed with a tumour in left knee aged fourteen. She had her kneecap removed but her body rejected the prosthesis which led to amputation.[2] [3]