Pierre Couquelet Explained

Pierre Couquelet
Nationality:Belgian
Sport:Alpine skiing
Birth Date:7 August 1964
Birth Place:Liège, Belgium

Pierre Couquelet (born 7 August 1964) is a Belgian alpine skier. He competed in three events at the 1984 Winter Olympics.[1]

He was scheduled to compete as sighted guide for visually impaired para-alpine skier Linda Le Bon at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China.[2] [3] Couquelet was not able to compete as her guide after failing a doping test due to an administrative error related to medication that he takes.[4] He competed as her guide at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.

Notes and References

  1. Pierre Couquelet Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418101627/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/pierre-couquelet-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 20 March 2018.
  2. News: 22 November 2021. Paralympische Winterspelen: Linda Le Bon is eerste geselecteerde Belgische atlete. nl. Nieuwsblad.be. 19 January 2022.
  3. News: 24 February 2022 . Skiërs Linda Le Bon en Rémi Mazi vertegenwoordigen België op de Paralympische Spelen . nl . Sporza.be . 2 March 2022.
  4. News: 2 March 2022 . Antwerpse Linda Le Bon zonder haar geschorste voorskiër naar Paralympics . nl . Antwerps persbureau . 5 March 2022.

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