Christophe Durand (born 5 April 1973 in

Décines-Charpieu Décines-Charpieu (; frp, Dessines) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. The name of the city is often shortened and simply called Décines. Geography Décines is located near Grand Large res ...

) is a French

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player. He won his first

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medal, a gold, at the

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. At the 2004 Games, he won a bronze in the individual event, and another in the team event."La médaille d'or pour Christophe Durand"
France 3, 11 September 2008 He represented France again at the

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, in class 4/5, and won gold by defeating

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in five sets."Un doublé pour les Bleus"
''Ouest France'', 11 September 2008

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