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François-Elie was born on the island of [[Martinique]] in 1989. She became interested in athletics at a young age and competed while in school. In 2008, while leaving school, she suffered a stroke which put her into a coma.<ref name="ipc"/> On recovery it was discovered that she had suffered permanent [[Motor skill|motor]] damage. Several years later François-Elie returned to sport and began competing in T37 classification sprints. |
François-Elie was born on the island of [[Martinique]] in 1989. She became interested in athletics at a young age and competed while in school. In 2008, while leaving school, she suffered a stroke which put her into a coma.<ref name="ipc"/> On recovery it was discovered that she had suffered permanent [[Motor skill|motor]] damage. Several years later François-Elie returned to sport and began competing in T37 classification sprints. |
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François-Elie was selected for the French national team for the [[2012 Summer Paralympic Games]] at London. She entered both the T37 100m and 400m races, and in the 100m she qualified for the final after finishing in first place with a time of 14.30s.<ref name="2012">{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/results.php?eclass=T37&sport=athletics&competition=2012PG&gender=f&discipline=&event=100 m|title=London 2012 Paralympic Games: Athletics - Women's 100 m T37|publisher=paralympic.org|accessdate=28 July 2013}}</ref> In the final she ran a time of 14.08 to beat Namibia's [[Johanna Benson]] into second place to win her first Paralympic gold medal.<ref name="2012"/> I nthe 400m François-Elie finished 4th in the first round qualifier, in a time which was not good enough for a final's position. |
François-Elie was selected for the French national team for the [[2012 Summer Paralympic Games]] at London. She entered both the T37 100m and 400m races, and in the 100m she qualified for the final after finishing in first place with a time of 14.30s.<ref name="2012 London 100">{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/results.php?eclass=T37&sport=athletics&competition=2012PG&gender=f&discipline=&event=100 m|title=London 2012 Paralympic Games: Athletics - Women's 100 m T37|publisher=paralympic.org|accessdate=28 July 2013}}</ref> In the final she ran a time of 14.08 to beat Namibia's [[Johanna Benson]] into second place to win her first Paralympic gold medal.<ref name="2012 London 100"/> I nthe 400m François-Elie finished 4th in the first round qualifier, in a time which was not good enough for a final's position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/results.php?eclass=T37&sport=athletics&competition=2012PG&gender=f&discipline=&event=400 m|title=London 2012 Paralympic Games: Athletics - Women's 400 m T37|publisher=paralympic.org|accessdate=28 July 2013}}</ref> |
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| Nationality | French | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 September 1989 Le Lamentin, Martinique | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 100m / 200m sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Foyal Club Handisport | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mandy François-Elie (born 27 September 1989) is a French Paralympian athlete competing in the category T37.[1] François-Elie won the T37 100m sprint at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games at London and followed this with both the 100m and 200m titles at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon.
Career history
François-Elie was born on the island of Martinique in 1989. She became interested in athletics at a young age and competed while in school. In 2008, while leaving school, she suffered a stroke which put her into a coma.[1] On recovery it was discovered that she had suffered permanent motor damage. Several years later François-Elie returned to sport and began competing in T37 classification sprints.
François-Elie was selected for the French national team for the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games at London. She entered both the T37 100m and 400m races, and in the 100m she qualified for the final after finishing in first place with a time of 14.30s.[2] In the final she ran a time of 14.08 to beat Namibia's Johanna Benson into second place to win her first Paralympic gold medal.[2] I nthe 400m François-Elie finished 4th in the first round qualifier, in a time which was not good enough for a final's position.[3]
References
- ^ a b "François-Elie, Mandy". infostradasports.com. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ a b m "London 2012 Paralympic Games: Athletics - Women's 100 m T37". paralympic.org. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ m "London 2012 Paralympic Games: Athletics - Women's 400 m T37". paralympic.org. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
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External links
- Mandy François-Elie at the International Paralympic Committee
- Mandy François-Elie at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
