Thomas Clarion Explained

Thomas Clarion
Nationality:French
Birth Date:15 March 1982
Birth Place:Sallanches, France
Sport:Para Nordic skiing (Para cross-country skiing and Para biathlon)
Disability Class:B1
Partner:Antoine Bollet (guide)

Thomas Clarion (born 15 March 1982) is a French male visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete who is also well known as a physiotherapist.[1] Clarion became blind at the age of 20.[2] He has competed at the Winter Paralympics in 2010, 2014 and 2018.[3]

Career

Thomas Clarion competed in his first Paralympic event in 2010 and went medalless during the competition. He claimed 2 bronze medals at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in the men's 10km cross-country skiing event and 4 x 2.5 km relay open event.[4]

He went onto represent France at the 2018 Winter Paralympics, his third Paralympic event and managed to claim a bronze medal in the men's 20km free visually impaired cross-country skiing event which was also his third Paralympic medal.[5] [6] [7] He claimed his first Paralympic gold medal during the 2018 Winter Paralympics after winning the men's 4 x 2.5 km relay open team event for France along with other members including Benjamin Daviet and Anthony Chalençon.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thomas Clarion's reasons to be successful in Paralympic Nordic skiing . 2018-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180313120457/https://www.paralympic.org/news/three-reasons-why-thomas-clarion-loves-skiing . 2018-03-13 . live.
  2. Web site: Thomas Clarion - Nordic Skiing Paralympic Athlete Profile . 2024-05-23 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  3. Web site: Cross-Country Skiing Athlete Profile: Thomas CLARION - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com. en. 2018-03-12.
  4. Web site: Thomas Clarion . Paralympic.org . 2018-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180312204839/https://m.paralympic.org/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=-1&personid=919327&WinterGames=-1 . 2018-03-12 . live.
  5. Web site: Thomas Clarion Paralympic bio. 2018-03-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180312204821/https://m.paralympic.org/thomas-clarion. 2018-03-12. live.
  6. Web site: Cross-Country Skiing Results Men's 20km Free, Visually Impaired - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com. en. 2018-03-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180312205047/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/cross-country-skiing/results-men-s-20km-free-visually-impaired-fnl-000100-.htm. 2018-03-12. live.
  7. Web site: Jeux paralympiques 2018 : trois médailles françaises décrochées lundi . Le Monde.fr . fr-FR . 2018-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180312213224/http://mobile.lemonde.fr/jeux-olympiques-pyeongchang-2018/article/2018/03/12/jeux-paralympiques-2018-benjamin-daviet-remporte-l-argent_5269323_5193626.html?xtref=https%3A%2F%2Ffr.m.wikipedia.org%2F . 2018-03-12 . live.
  8. Web site: Cross-Country Skiing Results 4x2.5km Open Relay - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com. en. 2018-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20180318184609/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/cross-country-skiing/results-4x2-5km-open-relay-fnl-000100-.htm. 2018-03-18. live.

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