Stéphane Bahier (born 7 May 1975 in

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) is a triathlete handisport, France,

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and World champion, in

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, TR2/PT2 category.

Biography

Stéphane Bahier has a degree in physical education and he is a professor in the Ministry of Education. He also has a degree in

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and participate in several sports as an amateur, including

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, and

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up to 2003. In May 2004, he had a very serious road accident, when his lower members were severely injured. After several important surgeries, he had to have his right leg amputated at his thigh level. In 2005, he went through a re-education program so as to re-assume his sport activities as soon as possible. He participated at the Beijing Paralympic Games in 2008 as a cyclist running against-the-watch and in line, where he finished in 6th and 7th place, respectively. He was again a member of the French team at the Paralympic Games of Rio in 2016, in

, a sport which debuted during these games.Basile Rigoli, « Stéphane Bahier, une belle chance de médaille tricolore » rchive sur trimag.fr, 9 septembre 2016 (consulté le 10 septembre 2016).

Prize list

Most important results (podium) in national and international

circuits since 2012 2016 World championship PT2 Nederlands 3rd place 2016 World championship PT2 Portugal 1st place 2015 World championship PT2 USA 2nd place 2015 France championship PT2 France 1st place 2014 World championship PT2 USA 3rd place 2013 World championship TR2 UK 1st place 2012 World championship TR2 New Zealand 1st place

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bahier, Stéphane 1975 births Living people French male triathletes French male cyclists Paralympic triathletes for France Paralympic cyclists for France Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics