BERTRAND Valentin

Date of Birth: 28 Jul 1995

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T37

Place of birth: NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE

Birth Country:

France

Place of residence : BORDEAUX

Residence Country:

France

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Long Jump - T37	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Long Jump	Men's Long Jump - T37 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
8	400m - T37	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	55.72
8	Long Jump - T37	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	5.68
World Championships
5	Long Jump - T37	2019	Dubai, UAE	5.79
6	400m - T37	2017	London, GBR	56.94
6	Long Jump - T37	2017	London, GBR	5.64
7	400m - T37	2013	Lyon, FRA	1:01.50
10	400m - T37	2019	Dubai, UAE	57.05
European Championships
4	Long Jump - T37	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	5.87
4	Long Jump - T37	2018	Berlin, GER	5.85
7	400m - T37	2018	Berlin, GER	1:02.61

Occupation:

Physical Education - Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, France

Languages spoken:

Stade Francais Athletisme [Paris, FRA]

2013 for France, World Championships in Lyon, France (handisport.org, 19 Jun 2013)

He took up Para athletics at age 15 in Bois-le-Roi, France. Prior to that he tried tennis, football and skiing. (sudouest.fr, 08 Mar 2019; france-paralympique.fr, 28 Jul 2016)

A friend encouraged him to try athletics and in 2013 he was spotted by a national team coach and invited to join an elite training group. "I was looking for a sport that would be both individual and collective. Athletics is also a very humbling sport." (lesetoilesdusport.com, 12 Jun 2014; france-paralympique.fr, 28 Jul 2016)

To compete at the 2020 and 2024 Paralympic Games. (handisport.org, 11 Sep 2020)

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, French Para long jumper Marie Amelie Le Fur, French judoka Teddy Riner, French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie, French biathlete Martin Fourcade, US swimmer Michael Phelps. (handisport.org, 12 Dec 2019)

General Interest

Classification
T37, F37 (IPC, 18 Mar 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (ouest-france.fr, 03 Sep 2016)

Impairment Details
He was born with hemiplegia after sustaining a stroke, which caused partial paralysis on one side of his body. "It's not a problem for me. I've always felt like I am able-bodied." (meeting-parisidf.com, 02 Jun 2014; ouest-france.fr, 03 Sep 2016; handisport.org, 12 Dec 2019)

General
FURTHER STUDIES
In 2019 he completed a master's degree in marketing at the KEDGE Business School in France. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jun 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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