Gérald Roger Métroz (born 16 May 1962 in

Martigny Martigny (; german: Martinach, ; la, Octodurum) is the capital city of the district of Martigny, canton of Valais, Switzerland. It lies at an elevation of , and its population is approximately 15000 inhabitants (''Martignerains'' or "Octodurie ...

) is a

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, and

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Early life

Métroz lost both of his legs in 1964 when he was hit by a

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when he was at the

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of his hometown.

Paralympics

Métroz participated in the

1996 Paralympic Games The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million. It was the first Paralympic Games where Internationa ...

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. He played in the Men's Doubles and the Men's Singles. In the doubles he played with Martin Erni and made it to the quarter-finals.

Other work

Métroz is also a public speaker at presentations and conferences and the

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of the company Gérald Métroz Sports Consulting.

Books

* "Soudain un train", Jacques Briod, Editions Autrement (Paris, 2001), German translation "Ich lass mich nicht behindern", Jacques Briod, Scherz Verlag (2002) * "La Vie d'en bas", Gerald Metroz, Editions Empiric Vision (Martigny, 2019)

Films

Gérald Métroz - Elle est pas belle, la vie?
by

Jean-François Amiguet Jean-François Amiguet (born 1950) is a Swiss film director and screenwriter. His film ''Lounge Chair (film), Lounge Chair'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography * ''Alexandre (1983 film), ...

(2006)

References

External links

*
Gérald Métroz's website
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