Louis Radius

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Louis Radius
Radius in 2016
Personal information
Born9 December 1979 (1979-12-09) (age 44)
Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Sport
CountryFrance
SportPara-athletics
Disability classT38
Events
Medal record
Representing  France
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 1500 m T38

Louis Radius (born 9 December 1979 in Suresnes) is a French Paralympic athlete. He represented France at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the bronze medal in the men's 1500 metres T38 event.[1][2]

He won the silver medal twice in the men's 1500 metres T38 event at the World Championships, both in 2015 and in 2017.[3]

He also competed at the European Championships in 2014, 2016 and 2018 and, in total, he won two gold medals and two silver medals.

Achievements[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  France
2014 European Championships Swansea, United Kingdom 2nd 1,500 m 4:21.44
2015 World Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd 800 m 2:05.39
2nd 1,500 m 4:10.87
2016 European Championships Grosseto, Italy 1st 800 m 2:06.11
1st 1,500 m 4:20.01
Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd 1,500 m 4:17.19
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 2nd 1,500 m 4:12.25
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 2nd 1,500 m 4:16.66

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Louis Radius". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Paralympiques-2016: Louis Radius offre du bronze à la France". Le Point Sports (in French). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  3. ^ Payne, Ned (6 June 2019). "Irish sprinter Smyth among class acts at World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Grosseto". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

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