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Yannick Bourseaux
Yannick Bourseaux (born 18 February 1975) is a French compe*or in Paralympic biathlon, cross-country skiing and paratriathlon.
Before the accident that paralysed his arm, he was an elite able-bodied triathlete on the French National triathlon team.
Bourseaux competed in biathlon and cross-country skiing in the Torino (2006) and Vancouver (2010) Winter Paralympics but did not win any medals.
He won the TRI 4 (arm impairment) paratriathlon *le at the ITU Triathlon World Championships in 2011 and 2012 and came second to Paralympic swimmer Martin Schultz in 2013.
After defending his TRI 4 *le at the 2012 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships, Bourseaux was named International Paralympic Committee "Athlete of the Month".
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External links
- Yannick Bourseaux's website
- Yannick Bourseaux at the International Paralympic Committee
- Yannick Bourseaux at IPC.InfostradaSports.com
- Yannick Bourseaux at the Comité Paralympique et Sportif Français (in French)