JOUANNY Florian

Classification
H2 (uci.org, 21 Jun 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr, 10 Mar 2020)

Impairment Details
A skiing accident in 2011 resulted in quadriplegia. "I lost the mobility of my legs, my trunk, and my arms and hands are also affected." (asso-haudacity.org, 2017; france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr, 10 Mar 2020)

General
IRONMAN FINISHER
In 2013 he set himself the challenge of completing an Ironman-distance triathlon, which he accomplished in Barcelona, Spain in 2017. "At the time, no one with quadriplegia had completed an Ironman, so it was a great challenge. Before I could complete my Ironman, a South African athlete with quadriplegia [Pieter du Preez] did. But I had to focus myself on something that I found almost overwhelming. Yes, I could have chosen a simple triathlon, but what I wanted was something complicated. At first, even I doubted my ability to do it." He completed the final 20 kilometres of his Ironman in Barcelona with a flat tire. "I knew I had the flat tire, but I wanted to finish so much, it was so close to my heart. I didn't really ask myself the question. Even if I had punctured all three tires, I would have ended up crawling." (metro-sports.fr, 01 Oct 2017)