Chantal Petitclerc

Born on December 15^th, 1969

Paralympics athlete from Quebec (Canada), specialist in wheelchair racing

Chantal Petitclerc was only 13 when a barn door fell on her and she lost the use of her legs. She knew right away the accident had changed her life forever. She discovered wheelchair athletics at 18 and immediately fell in love with racing. Petitclerc started training for the Paralympics while still in school. After taking part in the Games in Barcelona in 1992 she went on to compete in Atlanta, Sydney, Athens and Beijing. In those five appearances she won 21 medals, 14 of them gold. She also holds the world records in all distances from 100 m to 1500 m.

Vidéo : 100 m Gold Medal at Beijing