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Andre Beaudoin

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Biography

Impairment information

Classification
T52

Further personal information

Residence
Montreal, QC, CAN
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
English, French

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He began wheelchair racing at age 28.
Why this sport?
He had previously played wheelchair rugby, but he was inspired by Canadian Paralympian Andre Viger to take up athletics.
Name of coach
Jean Laroche

General interest

Memorable sporting achievement
His first sports experience at the 1988 Paralympic Games in Seoul, and his victory in the marathon in Oita, Japan, in 1989. (radio-canada.ca, 08 Jul 2010)
Hero / Idol
Canadian Paralympic athletes Andre Viger and Rick Hansen. (paralympic.ca, 2008)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 800 m T52 Final Round 7
Men's 800 m T52 Heat 2 4
Men's 400 m T52 Final Round 8
Men's 400 m T52 Heat 1 3
Men's 200 m T52 Final Round 4
Men's 100 m T52 Final Round 3
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 800 m T52 Heat 1 2
Men's 400 m T52 Final Round 2
Men's 400 m T52 Heat 2 1
Men's 200 m T52 Final Round 1
Men's 200 m T52 Heat 1 1
Men's 100 m T52 Final Round 3
Men's 800 m T52 Final Round 5
IPC Athletics World Championships Villeneuve d'Ascq 2002 (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T52 Heat 1 2
Men's 100 m T52 Final Round 5
Men's 200 m T52 Heat 2 2
Men's 200 m T52 Final Round 4
Men's 400 m T52 Final Round 5
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 400 m T52 Final Round 4
Men's 400 m T52 Heat 1 2
Men's 200 m T52 Final Round 2
Men's 200 m T52 Heat 2 2
Men's 100 m T52 Final Round 3
Men's 100 m T52 Heat 2 1
IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006 (Assen, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T52 Heat 2 2
Men's 800 m T52 Final Round 7
Men's 800 m T52 Heat 1 2
Men's 400 m T52 Final Round 6
Men's 400 m T52 Heat 1 2
Men's 200 m T52 Final Round 4
Men's 200 m T52 Heat 1 2
Men's 100 m T52 Final Round 5
Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games (Barcelona, Spain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 800 m TW2 Final Round 4
Men's 800 m TW2 Heat 2 2
Men's 400 m TW2 Final Round 9999
Men's 200 m TW2 Final Round 3
Men's 200 m TW2 Heat 2 3
Men's 100 m TW2 Final Round 2
Men's 100 m TW2 Heat 2 1
Men's Marathon TW2 Final Round 10
Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games (Seoul, South Korea)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 800 m 1C Final Round 3
Men's 400 m 1C Final Round 2
Men's 400 m 1C Heat 2 1
Men's 200 m 1C Final Round 1
Men's 200 m 1C Heat 1 1
Men's 100 m 1C Final Round 2
Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games (Atlanta, United States of America)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T51 Final Round 2
Men's 1500 m T51 Final Round 6
Men's 400 m T51 Final Round 3
Men's 400 m T51 Heat 2 2
Men's 200 m T51 Final Round 4
Men's 200 m T51 Heat 2 2
IPC Athletics World Championships Birmingham 1998 (Birmingham, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Marathon T52 Final Round 9999
Men's 400 m T53 Final Round 1
Men's 200 m T53 Final Round 1
Men's 100 m T53 Final Round 1