Dimitri Pavadé (born 14 August 1989) is a French
para-athlete who specializes in
long jump. He represented France at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...
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Career
Pavadé represented France in the
men's long jump T64 event at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...
and won a silver medal.
Personal life
Pavadé's right leg was amputated at the age of eighteen after a work accident. He was working on the docks in
Réunion
Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...
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France when a forklift truck, weighing 18 tonnes, rolled over his leg.
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1989 births
Living people
Paralympic athletes for France
French male long jumpers
Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships
Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic silver medalists for France
Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
21st-century French people
20th-century French people
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