Joël Jeannot

Joël Jeannot (born 23 September 1965)^[1][2] is a French Olympic wheelchair racer and handisport activist. From 2007 he started competing in handbikes, winning a lot of French championships as well as several world championships in para-cycling.

Joël Jeannot

Jeannot, World Champion 2011 in para-cycling (handbike roadrace), Roskilde, Denmark
Personal information
Born	23 September 1965 (1965-09-23) (age 59)
Sport
Sport	Track and field, Road cycling
Disability class	T54, H4
Medal record Representing  France Paralympic Games Men's para-athletics 2000 Sydney 4x400 m T54 2004 Athens 10000 m T54 2004 Athens 4x400 m T53/54 Men's para-cycling 2012 London Road race H3 2016 Rio de Janeiro Road race H4

At the 2004 Olympic Games, he finished 7th in the demonstration sport of Men's 1,500 m wheelchair. He also participated in the 2004 Summer Paralympics, where he took gold in the 10,000 metre race and silver in the 4×400 metre relay. Four years earlier, at the 2000 Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the 4×400 metre relay.^[3]

He has also won the wheelchair division of the London Marathon in 2003 in a record time,^[4] and finished second in the Boston Marathon the following year.^[5]

He won the 2003 World Championships in Athletics 1,500 m event.^[6]