Gérald Roger Métroz (born 16 May 1962 in

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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

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. He played in the Men's Doubles and the Men's Singles. In the doubles he played with

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and made it to the quarter-finals.

Other work

Métroz is also a

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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 (2006)

References

External links

*
Gérald Métroz's website
Living people 1962 births Swiss writers in French Swiss male tennis players Swiss wheelchair tennis players Swiss motivational speakers Swiss people with disabilities Swiss amputees People from Martigny 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-sport-bio-stub