Carole Péon (born 4 November 1978) is a French

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. She competed at the

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and

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. She is openly

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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 {{France-triathlon-bio-stub