Charles-Antoine Kouakou (born 14 July 1998) is a Paralympic athlete from France. He competed at the Tokyo Paralympic Games in athletics, 400 m - T20 (for athletes with intellectual impairment). He won the gold medal for the 400m - T2 on 31 August 2021.[1]
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| Born | 14 July 1998 Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He previously competed in the INAS Summer Games in 2018.[2]
He is chevalier of the Legion of Honour[3]
References
edit- ^ "Charles-Antoine Kouakou offre à la France sa sixième médaille d'or aux jeux paralympiques". fr.news.yahoo.com (in French). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ Lacaze-Eslous, Christophe (20 July 2018). "Athlétisme : Charles-Antoine Kouakou, déficient mental et champion de sprint". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Décret portant nomination". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
External links
edit- Charles-Antoine Kouakou at the International Paralympic Committee
- Charles-Antoine Kouakou at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Charles-Antoine Kouakou at Équipe de France (in French)
- Charles-Antoine Kouakou at France Paralympique (in French)
