Manon Clayes (born January 3, 1986 in
Maldegem
Maldegem (; vls, Moaldegem), earlier spelled Maldeghem, is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Maldegem, Adegem and . and have always been separate hamlets of Maldegem. On ...
) is a
Paralympic equestrian of Belgium. She broke her neck and three vertebrae in her back in a horse-riding accident on Friday the 13th, April 2007. As a result of the accident, she sustained nerve damage on her right side and has only 30% power on that side of her body. She participated 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 bronze medal in both the
Championship IV and
Freestyle IV dressage competitions.
References
Paralympic equestrians for Belgium
Equestrians at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
1986 births
Belgian female equestrians
Living people
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic medalists in equestrian
Paralympic bronze medalists for Belgium
People from Maldegem
Sportspeople from East Flanders
21st-century Belgian women
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