Carole Péon (born 4 November 1978) is a French
triathlete
A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the d ...
. She competed at the
2008
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and
2012 Summer Olympics
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.
She is
openly lesbian
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and in 2005 began a relationship with fellow French triathlete
Jessica Harrison.
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1978 births
Living people
French female triathletes
French LGBT sportspeople
Olympic triathletes of France
Triathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Triathletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Nice
Lesbian sportswomen
LGBT triathletes
21st-century LGBT people
20th-century French women
21st-century French women
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