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French Paralympic swimmer

Rachel Lardière
Personal information
Born (1970-06-28) 28 June 1970 (age 54)
Sainte-Colombe, Rhône, France
Sport
Country France
SportParalympic swimming
DisabilityParaplegia
Disability classS7, SB5, SM6
EventBreaststroke
ClubAS Handivienne, Vienne
Coached byYann Eric Fouille
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  France
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Women's 100m breaststroke SB5
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven Women's 100m breaststroke SB5

Rachel Lardière (born 28 June 1970) is a French Paralympic swimmer who specialises in breaststroke at international level events. She previously practised judo, handball and artistic gymnastics before her accident.

Lardière became an incomplete paraplegic in February 1988 following an accident with a pommel horse during a gymnastics training session. She has been using a wheelchair since the accident.

References

  1. "Rachel Lardiere – IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 3 May 2020.
  2. "aujourd'hui – Ville de Vienne" (PDF). vienne.fr (in French). 19 March 2019.
  3. "Rachel Lardiere, la sportive du mois de Novembre 2018". Association Sportive Handivienne (in French). 3 May 2020.

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