le GUEN Corentin

Classification
0.5 (IWRF, 08 Jul 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (francebleu.fr, 05 May 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (francebleu.fr, 05 May 2015)

Impairment Details
He was injured during a rugby union training session in 2009, which resulted in quadriplegia. (francebleu.fr, 05 May 2015)

General
CLUB FOUNDER
In 2012 he helped found the wheelchair rugby section at the CS Nuiton club in Nuits-Saint-Georges, France, nicknamed the Black Chairs. "There was no club in the Nuits-Saint-Georges area so my acquaintances and my club CS Nuiton all founded the Black Chairs. In some ways I was forced to if I wanted to play. I was 16 at the time and I was not yet independent enough to be too far from Nuits-Saint-Georges. Right now [2021] we have six players and only four can actually play. Able-bodied players can train but to compete at the national championship a player has to be classified by the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation. It is difficult to find people with such a degree of impairment because they either move to bigger, more accessible cities or decide not to leave home. It's also a struggle to fund a season as the chairs can cost between 5,000 and 8,000 Euros. I am coach alongside my father Dominique. This triple role demands a lot of work, but it is very interesting as I see everything from different angles. I have organised myself well and even have a little bit of personal time. I'm very happy." (bienpublic.com, 05 Apr 2016; sportmag.fr, 19 Feb 2021)