Charles-Antoine Kouakou

Charles-Antoine Kouakou (born 14 July 1998) is a Paralympic athlete from France. He competed at the Tokyo Paralympic Games in athletics, 400 m - T20 (for athletes with intellectual impairment). He won the gold medal for the 400m - T2 on 31 August 2021.^[1]

Charles-Antoine Kouakou

Personal information
Born	(1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 26) Paris, France
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	T20
Medal record Paralympic athletics Representing  France Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo 400m T20 European Championships 2021 Bydgoszcz 400m T20

He previously competed in the INAS Summer Games in 2018.^[2]

He is chevalier of the Legion of Honour^[3]

References

1. "Charles-Antoine Kouakou offre à la France sa sixième médaille d'or aux jeux paralympiques". fr.news.yahoo.com (in French). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
2. Lacaze-Eslous, Christophe (20 July 2018). "Athlétisme : Charles-Antoine Kouakou, déficient mental et champion de sprint". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 September 2021.
3. "Décret portant nomination". legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

External links

• Charles-Antoine Kouakou at the International Paralympic Committee
• Charles-Antoine Kouakou at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
• Charles-Antoine Kouakou at Équipe de France (in French)
• Charles-Antoine Kouakou at France Paralympique (in French)