Agnès Lacheux (born 11 October 1974) is a
French
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paracanoeist who competes in international level events. She became a paraplegic after a car accident in 1999.
Lacheux was once an able-bodied canoeist before her accident, she won a bronze medal in the French national championships in slalom canoe events. She took up
Paralympic athletics after her accident but was unable to qualify for the Paralympic Games yet continued her passion on paracanoe and qualified for the
2016 Summer Paralympics
)
, nations = 159
, athletes = 4,342
, opening = 7 September
, closing = 18 September
, opened_by = President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva
, events = 528 in 22 sports
, stadium = Maracanã
, sum ...
. Lacheux finished seventh in the
kayak event at the Paralympics.
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1974 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Orléans
Paracanoeists of France
French female canoeists
Paracanoeists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics