Xavier le Draoullec
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Xavier le Draoullec is a Paralympian
athlete
from France
competing mainly in category F44 long jump events.
Xavier first competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics
in the long jump and pentathlon, as well as winning a bronze and silver medal as part of the French relay teams in the 4x400m and 4x100m teams respectively. He returned in 2008
competing in the 4x100m relay and the long jump
Paralympian
A Paralympian is an athlete who has participated in the Paralympic Games.A Paralympic athlete has a physical disability. The disability can be amputation, spinal cord injuries, visual impairment or cerebral palsy. An exception is the sighted guides for athletes with a visual impairment...
athlete
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
competing mainly in category F44 long jump events.
Xavier first competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
in the long jump and pentathlon, as well as winning a bronze and silver medal as part of the French relay teams in the 4x400m and 4x100m teams respectively. He returned in 2008
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
competing in the 4x100m relay and the long jump