Julien Casoli (born 5 July 1982) is a

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athlete, from

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competing mainly in category T54 sprint events. Julien competed in the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was f ...

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where he competed in the 400m, 800m and 1500m and was a member of the bronze medal-winning French team in the 4 × 400 m. He also competed in the 1500 m. event at the

2013 Mediterranean Games The 2013 Mediterranean Games ( tr, 2013 Akdeniz Oyunları), officially known as the XVII Mediterranean Games ( tr, XVII Akdeniz Oyunları) and commonly known as Mersin 2013, was an international multi-sport event held from 20 to 30 June 2013 i ...

in Mersin,

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where he won gold medal (3:26:66).

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