TANCHE Christophe

Date of Birth: 9 Dec 1978

Age: 42

Gender: Male

Sport Class: SH1

Place of birth: LILLE

Birth Country:

France

Place of residence : VALENCIENNES

Residence Country:

France

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Shooting	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	19
	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	19

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 50m Range	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
15	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	630.2
32	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	605.0
World Championships
10	Mixed R3 - 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 - Team	2014	Suhl, GER	1880.1
11	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	613.8
12	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	2018	Cheongju, KOR	614.5
15	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	631.6
19	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	2006	Sargans, SUI
34	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	2014	Suhl, GER	626.5
35	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	2018	Cheongju, KOR	624.6
43	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	2014	Suhl, GER	595.1
European Championships
10	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	2018	Belgrade, SRB	629.6

Chris (Athlete, 08 Feb 2012)

Commercial Studies - University of Valenciennes, France

Languages spoken:

Avenir d'Onnaing Tir Sportif [France]

Eric Viller [national]; Valerian Sauveplane [national]

2003 for France (Athlete, 08 Feb 2012)

He took up the sport at age 19 at Onnaing Shooting Range in France. (Athlete, 08 Feb 2012)

Before his accident in 1997, he played athletics, tennis and badminton. After his accident he did not want his wheelchair to become an obstacle to his previous sporting life, so he tried shooting and found he was good at it and enjoyed it. His father was also a shooter. (Athlete, 08 Feb 2012; zyyne.com, 01 Dec 2007)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (va-infos.fr, 22 Nov 2016)

Coach Jacques Meuret, and his father. (Athlete, 08 Feb 2012)

Philosophy:

"Take victory with modesty, take defeat with philosophy." (Athlete, 08 Feb 2012)

He received an acknowledgement in 2017 from the municipality of Onnaing, France, as recognition for his participation at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (onnaing.fr, 01 Sep 2017)

General Interest

Classification
SH1 (IPC, 26 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (zyyne.com, 01 Dec 2007)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (zyyne.com, 01 Dec 2007)

Impairment Details
He has paraplegia as a result of a scooter accident in 1997. (zyyne.com, 01 Dec 2007)

General
OTHER ROLES
He has served as vice-president of the Sporting Association for Impaired People of Hainaut Valenciennes [ASHHV] in France. (va-infos.fr, 29 Jun 2018)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/christophe.tanche.1

Legend

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

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