RADIUS Louis

Date of Birth: 9 Dec 1979

Age: 41

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T38

Place of birth: SURESNES

Birth Country:

France

Place of residence : DINARD

Residence Country:

France

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 1500m - T38	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 1500m - T38 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
3	1500m - T38	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	4:17.19
World Championships
2	1500m - T38	2017	London, GBR	4:12.25
2	1500m - T38	2015	Doha, QAT	4:10.17
3	Men's 800m T38	2015	Doha, QAT	2:05.39
5	Men's 4 x 400m Relay T35-38	2006	Assen, NED	4:14.41
6	Men's 800m T38	2017	London, GBR	2:05.12
7	1500m - T38	2019	Dubai, UAE	4:13.74
12	400m - T38	2006	Assen, NED	59.62
16	Men's 200m T38	2006	Assen, NED	27.48
European Championships
2	1500m - T38	2018	Berlin, GER	4:16.66

Loulou (Facebook profile, 26 Sep 2017)

Dancing, music. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete, Consultant, Sports Teacher

Sport Studies - Paris Nanterre University, France

Languages spoken:

English, French

2006 for France, World Championships in Assen, Netherlands (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)

In mid-2017 he suffered from tendinitis in his knee and foot pain. (blog.derichebourg-multiservices.com, 26 Jul 2017; enroutepourrio.eu, 13 Jul 2017)

In 2014 he sustained ankle and Achilles tendon injuries. (eap-broceliande.com, 12 Aug 2014)

He took up athletics in 1996 in Versailles, France. Prior to that he was involved in dancing, American football and tennis. (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015, 20 Aug 2018)

His mother enrolled him in an athletics club after watching him running with a friend. "My friend lived five kilometres away and challenged me to run to his house, going faster each time. Athletics has always been more than just about results for me. Running is a beautiful way to develop my aptitudes, both physical and mental. What I've learnt over the years, in the good times as well as the bad, will serve me for the rest of my life." (Facebook profile, 22 Oct 2011; trail-glazig.com, 28 Jan 2017; sans-filtre.fr, 01 Jun 2018; Agefiph YouTube channel, 27 Jan 2020)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Agefiph YouTube channel, 27 Jan 2020)

He trains up to 12 times per week, with his routine including running, gym work and speed and aerobic sessions. (trail-session.fr, 06 Feb 2020)

Winning a bronze medal at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, silver medals at the world championships in 2015 and 2017, and two gold medals at the 2016 European Championships in Grosseto, Italy. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)

US American football player Emmitt Smith, Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)

His mother, and his first coach. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)

Philosophy:

"For me sport is a tool, a sort of lever that allows you to discover yourself and an agent of personal development. With sport I could overcome my impairment, stop my difficulties at school and continue with my studies. Today, sport is my Swiss Army knife that lets me open doors and keep on moving forward." (trail-session.fr, 06 Feb 2020)

In 2016 he was made a Knight of the National Order of Merit by the president of France. (LinkedIn profile, 28 Jul 2018)

General Interest

Classification
T38, F38 (IPC, 18 Mar 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)

Impairment Details
He briefly lacked oxygen before being born and as a result he was born with hemiplegia, which affects the movement of his left arm and left leg. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018; Agefiph YouTube channel, 27 Jan 2020)

General
OCCUPATION
He works as a technical and sports adviser at the Ministry of Sports in Rennes, France. "We work for the promotion of the 2024 Olympic Games [in Paris] in the Brittany region. We aim to propose packages to international federations so high performance athletes or delegations can come over." (LinkedIn profile, 01 Sep 2020; letelegramme.fr, 27 Jan 2021; Agefiph YouTube channel, 27 Jan 2020)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for several diplomas in the area of sport and exercise, including from Paris Descartes University, the University of Poitiers and the University Savoie Mont Blanc. In 2020 he began studying for a diploma in mental preparation and optimisation techniques at Paris-Saclay University in France. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Sep 2020)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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