Dimitri Pavadé (born 14 August 1989) is a French
para-athlete
Para-athletics is the sport of athletics practiced by people with a disability as a parasport. The athletics events within the parasport are mostly the same as those available to able-bodied people, with two major exceptions in wheelchair rac ...
who specializes in
long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...
. Born and raised on the island of
Réunion
Réunion (; ; ; known as before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately east of the isl ...
, he represented France at the 2020 and 2024 Paralympics.
Career
Pavadé represented France in the
men's long jump T64 event at the
2020 Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralympi ...
and won a silver medal. He also represented France in the same event at the
2024 Paralympics, coming in fourth.
Personal life
Pavadé's right leg was amputated at the age of eighteen after a work accident. He was working on the docks in
Réunion
Réunion (; ; ; known as before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately east of the isl ...
when a forklift truck, weighing 18 tonnes, rolled over his leg.
During the
2024 Paralympics, after competing he came out as gay publicly.
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1989 births
20th-century French sportsmen
21st-century French sportsmen
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
French gay sportsmen
French male long jumpers
Living people
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships
Paralympic athletes for France
Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
Paralympic silver medalists for France
Sportsmen from Réunion
Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
LGBTQ people with disabilities
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