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Emeline Pierre

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Emeline Pierre
Personal information
Born (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 (age 24)
Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Sport
Country France
SportParalympic swimming
Disability classS10
Event(s)Freestyle swimming
Backstroke
Individual medley
ClubDauphins Section Paloise
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  France
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 100 m freestyle S10
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 100 m backstroke S10
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Mexico City 100m backstroke S10
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Manchester 50m freestyle S10
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Funchal 50m freestyle S10
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Funchal 100m backstroke S10

Emeline Pierre (born 4 December 1999) is a French Paralympic swimmer who competes at international swimming competitions. She is a World bronze medalist and a double European bronze medalist.[1][2][3]

Career

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In 2014, Pierre fell badly from a balance beam at a gymnastics competition and dislocated her right elbow. She had several operations to regain movement on her right arm but it was unsuccessful and it caused permanent damage to her arm.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Emeline Pierre - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Emeline Pierre - Handisport". Handisport (in French). 22 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Emeline Pierre - France Paralympique". France Paralympique (in French). 22 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Worlds: Emeline Pierre has a lot of ideas". Handisport (in French). 27 November 2017.
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