Linda Le Bon
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| Nationality | Belgian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 July 1964 Wilrijk, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||
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Linda Le Bon (born 20 July 1964) is a Belgian para-alpine skier. She competes in the B2 category, which is for visually impaired athletes.[1] She has a vision impairment as a result of macular degeneration.[2]
Her sight guide is nominally Pierre Couquelet.[2]
Career[edit]
Le Bon competed at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway, winning the silver medal in the downhill and super-G events.
Le Bon and her sighted guide and daughter Ulla Gilot qualified to represent Belgium at the 2022 Winter Paralympics held in Beijing, China.[3][4] Couquelet was originally scheduled to be Le Bon's sighted guide but he was not able to compete as her guide after failing a doping test due to an administrative error related to medication that he takes.[5] Le Bon competed in five alpine skiing events.[6] She was the flag bearer for Belgium during the closing ceremony.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Linda Le Bon neemt met dochter Ulla deel aan Paralympische Spelen: "Dit gaan we niet vergeten"". Sporza (in Dutch). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Skiënde moeder neemt dochter mee als gids: 'Moet blind op haar vertrouwen'". NOS (in Dutch). 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Paralympische Winterspelen: Linda Le Bon is eerste geselecteerde Belgische atlete". Nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). 22 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Rémi Mazi wordt tweede Belg in Peking". Knack (in Dutch). 1 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Antwerpse Linda Le Bon zonder haar geschorste voorskiër naar Paralympics". Antwerps persbureau (in Dutch). 2 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Linda Le Bon sluit Paralympische Winterspelen af met 11e plaats in de slalom". Sporza (in Dutch). 12 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Paralympische Winterspelen officieel gesloten met oproep tot vrede". Sporza (in Dutch). 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.