Ugo Didier
![]() Ugo Didier with its Paralympic gold medal on August 29, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (2001-09-11) 11 September 2001 (age 22) Le Chesnay, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ugo Didier (born 11 September 2001) is a French Paralympic swimmer. He represented France at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Career
Didier made his international debut for France at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships at the age of 14.[1]
Didier was born with club feet and weakness in both legs. He represented France in the men's 400 metre freestyle S9 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal[2]. He also competed in the men's 200 metre individual medley SM9 event and won a bronze medal.[3] At the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, he won the gold medal in the Men's 400 metre freestyle S9[4]
References
- ^ "Unstoppable Ugo Didier". paralympic.org. 21 March 2019. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Better than Léon Marchand or Michael Phelps ? This athlete will make you forget the 2 legends - We Are Wearside". 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ "Ugo Didier". Tokyo 2020 Paralympic. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Jeux paralympiques, natation : Ugo Didier, une remontada pour la première médaille d'or française". Le Parisien (in French). 29 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
External links
- Ugo Didier at the International Paralympic Committee
- Ugo Didier at Équipe de France (in French)
- Ugo Didier at France Paralympique (in French)
- Ugo Didier on Facebook
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