Marie-Amélie Le Fur
Le Fur at the 2013 IPC Athletics Championship
Personal information
Born (1988-09-26) 26 September 1988
Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France
Sport
Country France
SportParalympic athletics
Medal record
Women's track and field (T44)
Representing  France
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 m – T44
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m – T44
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Long jump – T44
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Long jump – F44
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 100 m – T44
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 200 m – T44
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Long jump – T64
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Long jump – F42/44
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m – T44
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Christchurch100 m – T44
Gold medal – first place2011 Christchurch200 m – T44
Gold medal – first place2015 Doha400 m – T44
Gold medal – first place2015 DohaLong jump – T44
Silver medal – second place2013 Lyon100 m – T44
Silver medal – second place2013 Lyon200 m – T44
Silver medal – second place2013 LyonLong jump – T44
Silver medal – second place2015 Doha200 m – T44
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Swansea400 m – T44
Gold medal – first place2016 Grosseto400 m – T44
Silver medal – second place2014 SwanseaLong jump – T44
Bronze medal – third place2016 GrossetoLong jump – T42–44

Marie-Amélie Le Fur (French pronunciation: [maʁi ameli lə fyʁ]; born 26 September 1988) she is a French Paralympic athlete from Vendôme, Centre Region, competing in T44 sprint and F44 long jump events.[1] Her left leg was amputated below the knee following a motor scooter accident in 2004.[2] Before she lost her leg, she was a French junior running champion.[3] As of 2023, Le Fur is the President of the French Paralympic and Sports Committee.[4]

Le Fur competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.[5] There she won a silver medal in the women's Long jump – F44 event, a silver medal in the women's 100 metres – T44 event, and finished eighth in the women's 200 metres – T44 event.[5]

Le Fur won gold in the T44 100m in London 2012 in a photo-finish, just ahead of Netherlands' Marlou van Rhijn and the USA's April Holmes.[6] She won silver in the T44 200m, behind T43 athlete Marlou van Rhijn, but in a new T44 world record time.[7]

In the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Le Fur captured gold medals in both the long jump T44 and the 400 metres T44 events, both with world records.[5] She also won a bronze medal in the 200 metre- T44 event.[5]

She also represented France at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. She won the silver medal in the women's long jump T64 event.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics - le FUR Marie-Amelie - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Londres, Eric Albert, correspondant à (4 September 2012). "Marie-Amélie Le Fur, nouvelle icône du sprint tricolore". Retrieved 6 September 2016 – via Le Monde.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Reid is ready". stefaniereid.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "The Interview - Marie-Amélie Le Fur: 'The Paris Paralympics raise awareness of accessibility'". France 24. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Marie-Amelie Le Fur – Athletics – Paralympic Athlete Profile". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "London 2012 - athletics - womens-100-m-t44". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "London 2012 Paralympic Games - Athletics - Women's 200 m T44". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  8. ↑ Houston, Michael (28 August 2021). "British sprinters grab gold on day two of athletics at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 August 2021.


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