VALENTIM Nicolas

Wheelchair Rugby

Date of Birth: 8 Jan 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 2.0

Place of birth: CLERMONT-FERRAND

Birth Country:

France

Place of residence : CLERMONT-FERRAND

Residence Country:

France

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Rugby	Mixed FRA France	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group A #04 JPN Japan 53 FRA France 51	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group A #07 FRA France 48 AUS Australia 50	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group A #09 DEN Denmark 50 FRA France 52	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - 5th-6th classification #16 FRA France 49 CAN Canada 57	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
World Championships
5	Mixed	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS
European Championships
3	Mixed	2017	Koblenz, GER

Music. (bleushandisport.com, 01 Jan 2021)

Languages spoken:

Association Sportive Montferrandaise Omnisports [Clermont-Ferrand, FRA]

Olivier Cusin [national], FRA

He took up the sport in 2010. (partenaires-sport-handicap.fr, 01 Jan 2021)

He discovered wheelchair rugby during an exhibition event at his school, organised by French player and coach Adrien Chalmin. He liked the strategic and physical aspects of the sport. (handisport.org, 24 Feb 2021; bleushandisport.com, 01 Jan 2021)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (lamontagne.fr, 19 Apr 2020)

He trains for up to 15 hours per week. (bleushandisport.com, 01 Jan 2021)

French footballer N'Golo Kante. (bleushandisport.com, 01 Jan 2021)

Philosophy:

"Do not procrastinate, and be humble about what you do." (bleushandisport.com, 01 Jan 2021)

General Interest

Classification
2.0 (IWRF, 08 Jul 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (bleushandisport.com, 01 Jan 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (lamontagne.fr, 21 Jan 2016)

Impairment Details
He has cerebral palsy as the result of a lack of oxygen at birth. He has paralysis in his legs and the coordination in his arms is affected. (bleushandisport.com, 01 Jan 2021)

General
OCCUPATION
He has worked for Handi'school in France, which gives able-bodied high school students the chance to take part in wheelchair sports and understand more about living with an impairment. He has given regular talks in schools, companies and prisons to raise awareness of impairments. (Facebook profile, 03 Mar 2017; handischool.com, 2016; bleushandisport.com, 01 Jan 2021)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/nicolas.valentin.549

Legend

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

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