Olivier Cugnon de Sévricourt (born 12 June 1973) is a

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former Paralympic judoka who competed at international judo competitions. He competed at three

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and won a bronze medal at the

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, he is also a World silver medalist and a European silver medalist. Cugnon de Sévricourt was an able bodied judoka who trained with

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, Crost went on to compete at the

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. Olivier lost his eyesight in both eyes after he was involved in a road accident when he was aged twenty years old. He took a four-year break after the accident then returned to judo in 2001 while studying

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