Dimitri Pavadé
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1989-08-14) 14 August 1989
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classT64
Eventlong jump
ClubAthle 632 Tournefeuille
Coached byRemi Magro
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing  France
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo long jump T64
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dubai long jump T64
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Bydgoszcz long jump T64
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Bydgoszcz universal 4×100 m relay

Dimitri Pavadé (born 14 August 1989) is a French para-athlete who specializes in long jump. He represented France at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Pavadé represented France in the men's long jump T64 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal.[1]

Personal life

Pavadé's right leg was amputated at the age of eighteen after a work accident. He was working on the docks in Réunion, France when a forklift truck, weighing 18 tonnes, rolled over his leg.[2]

References

  1. "Dimitri Pavadé". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. "Dimitri Pavade". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 September 2021.


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