JOUANNY Florian

2 Feb 1992
29
Male
H2
ECHIROLLES
 
France

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
CRD Cycling Road Men's H1-2 Road Race 1 Gold Medal
Men's H2 Time Trial 3 Bronze Medal
Mixed H1-5 Team Relay 2 Silver Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Fuji International Speedway
Finished
Fuji International Speedway
Finished
Fuji International Speedway
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Road World Championships
3Road Race H22021Cascais, POR
3H2 Time Trial2021Cascais, POR
5H1-5 Team Relay2019Emmen, NED
6H2 Time Trial2019Emmen, NED
7Road Race H22019Emmen, NED
7Road Race H22018Maniago, ITA
8H2 Time Trial2018Maniago, ITA
8H1-5 Team Relay2018Maniago, ITA
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Athlete
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Grenoble Alpes University, France
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English, French
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He began to focus on Para cycling in 2017 after transitioning from triathlon. (asso-haudacity.org, 01 Jun 2021; metro-sports.fr, 01 Oct 2017)
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Following his accident, in 2013 he set himself the challenge of completing an Ironman-distance triathlon. After completing the distance in 2017 in Barcelona, Spain, he switched to Para cycling. (asso-haudacity.org, 01 Jun 2021; metro-sports.fr, 01 Oct 2017)
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To compete at the 2020 and 2024 Paralympic Games. (asso-haudacity.org, 01 Jun 2021)
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"What I like most is the competition with myself rather than with the opponents. With the opponents, there is the strategy, we do not start with the same genetic potential, we do not start with the same impairment even if we are in the same class. I really enjoy training to improve myself and raise my level." (france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr, 10 Mar 2020)

General Interest

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)

Legend
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Gold Medal
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Silver Medal
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Bronze Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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