Marie-Amélie Le Fur

Marie-Amélie Le Fur (French pronunciation: [maʁi ameli lə fyʁ]; born 26 September 1988) she is a French Paralympic athlete from Vendôme, Centre Region, competing in T44 sprint and F44 long jump events.^[1] Her left leg was amputated below the knee following a motor scooter accident in 2004.^[2] Before she lost her leg, she was a French junior running champion.^[3] As of 2023, Le Fur is the President of the French Paralympic and Sports Committee.^[4]

Marie-Amélie Le Fur

Le Fur at the 2013 IPC Athletics Championship
Personal information
Born	(1988-09-26) 26 September 1988 (age 36) Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Medal record Women's track and field (T44) Representing  France Paralympic Games 2012 London 100 m – T44 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m – T44 2016 Rio de Janeiro Long jump – T44 2008 Beijing Long jump – F44 2008 Beijing 100 m – T44 2012 London 200 m – T44 2020 Tokyo Long jump – T64 2012 London Long jump – F42/44 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m – T44 World Championships 2011 Christchurch 100 m – T44 2011 Christchurch 200 m – T44 2015 Doha 400 m – T44 2015 Doha Long jump – T44 2013 Lyon 100 m – T44 2013 Lyon 200 m – T44 2013 Lyon Long jump – T44 2015 Doha 200 m – T44 European Championships 2014 Swansea 400 m – T44 2016 Grosseto 400 m – T44 2014 Swansea Long jump – T44 2016 Grosseto Long jump – T42–44

Le Fur competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.^[5] There she won a silver medal in the women's Long jump – F44 event, a silver medal in the women's 100 metres – T44 event, and finished eighth in the women's 200 metres – T44 event.^[5]

Le Fur won gold in the T44 100m in London 2012 in a photo-finish, just ahead of Netherlands' Marlou van Rhijn and the USA's April Holmes.^[6] She won silver in the T44 200m, behind T43 athlete Marlou van Rhijn, but in a new T44 world record time.^[7]

In the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Le Fur captured gold medals in both the long jump T44 and the 400 metres T44 events, both with world records.^[5] She also won a bronze medal in the 200 metre- T44 event.^[5]

She also represented France at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. She won the silver medal in the women's long jump T64 event.^[8]

References

1. "Athletics: le FUR Marie-Amelie". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
2. Londres, Eric Albert, correspondant à (4 September 2012). "Marie-Amélie Le Fur, nouvelle icône du sprint tricolore". Retrieved 6 September 2016 – via Le Monde.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
3. "Reid is ready". stefaniereid.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
4. "The Interview - Marie-Amélie Le Fur: 'The Paris Paralympics raise awareness of accessibility'". France 24. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
5. "Marie-Amelie Le Fur – Athletics – Paralympic Athlete Profile". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
6. "London 2012 - athletics - womens-100-m-t44". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
7. "London 2012 Paralympic Games - Athletics - Women's 200 m T44". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
8. Houston, Michael (28 August 2021). "British sprinters grab gold on day two of athletics at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

External links

• Media related to Marie-Amélie Le Fur at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• Marie-Amélie Le Fur at the International Paralympic Committee
• Marie-Amélie Le Fur at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
• Marie-Amélie Le Fur at Équipe de France (in French)
• Marie-Amélie Le Fur at France Paralympique (in French)