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Florian Bouziani

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Florian Bouziani
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1990-07-19) 19 July 1990 (age 34)[1]
Avignon, France
Sport
SportPara-cycling
Disability classC3
Medal record
Men's Para-cycling
Representing  France
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cascais Time trial C3
Gold medal – first place 2024 Zurich Time trial C3
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Baie-Comeau Time trial C3

Florian Bouziani (born 19 July 1990) is a French Para-cyclist.

Career

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Bouziani represented France at the 2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a gold medal in the time trial C3 event.[2] He failed to make France's roster for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, despite being the reigning World Champion in the C3 time trial category.[3]

He again competed at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a bronze medal in the time trial C3 event.[4][5]

On 21 September 2024, he was selected to compete at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships.[6] He won a gold medal in the time trial C3 event.[7][8]

Personal life

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On 5 October 2013, Bouziani was involved in an explosion that destroyed the motorcycle shop where he was working at.[9] He suffered burns to 90% of his body, was left paralyzed in his feet and had his right index finger amputated as a result of his injuries.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "Florian Bouziani". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  2. ^ "2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships: the story of Storey yet again". uci.org. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  3. ^ Dissac, Marcelle (5 August 2021). "Avignon : Florian Bouziani, le champion du monde privé de Jeux paralympiques". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  4. ^ "The Netherlands leads medal count after second day of racing at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships". uci.org. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  5. ^ Devaux, Raoul (14 August 2022). "Du bronze pour Florian Bouziani". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Para-cyclisme. Léauté, Gaugain, Bosredon… La sélection des Français pour les Mondiaux de Zurich". Ouest-France (in French). 21 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Mondiaux : Bouziani remporte l'or dans le contre-la-montre C3". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 24 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Mondiaux de cyclisme. Le para-cycliste français Florian Bouziani en or sur le contre-la-montre". Ouest-France (in French). 24 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Mon histoire". florianbouziani.com (in French). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  10. ^ "SMC2, Proud to Support the French Paracyclist Florian Bouziani". smc2-construction.co. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Sportif de la gendarmerie : Florian Bouziani, de la reconstruction au podium" (in French). National Gendarmerie. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2024.