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Chantal Petitclerc 800m
Wheelchair - CAN
Born: Dec. 15, 1969
Hometown: Quebec City, Que.
Resides: Montreal, Que.
Height: 1.63m
Weight: 74kg
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Personal bests: 100m (16.76 on July 20, 2002); 200m (28.79 on Jan. 25, 2002); 400m (56.08 on Oct. 24, 2000); 800m (1:50.62 on July 7, 1999) and 1,500m (3:46.22 on July 20, 2002).
11-time Paralympic medallist.
The first athlete in history to write her name along able-bodied athletes by capturing gold in the 800m at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester (1:52.93).
Finished fourth in 800m at 2001 world championships in Edmonton (1:57.86).
Nominated for Canadian Sport Award as Outstanding Female
Athlete.
Won gold in 200m and 800m and silver in 100m and 400m
at 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney.
Finished sixth in the 800m demonstration event at the
2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
Recorded a personal best of 1:50.62 in the 800m in 1999
in Atlanta, Ga.
Gold medallist in the 100m and silver medallist in the
800 and 1500m at the 1998 world championships in Birmingham,
England.
Second in the 800m at the 1997 world championships.
Won gold in the 200m and silver in both the 400 and
1500m events at 1996 Atlanta Paralympics.
Won wheelchair classification at 1995 Montreal Marathon
and Kushiro Half-Marathon
Double bronze medallist at the 1992 Paralympic Games
in Barcelona in the 100 and 800m events. |
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