François-Élie was born on the island of Martinique in 1989. She became interested in athletics at a young age and competed while in school. In 2008, while leaving school, she suffered a stroke which put her into a coma.[1] On recovery it was discovered that she had suffered permanent motor damage. Several years later François-Elie returned to sport and began competing in T37 classification sprints.
François-Élie was selected for the French national team for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. She entered both the T37 100m and 400m races, and in the 100m she qualified for the final after finishing in first place with a time of 14.30.[2] In the final she ran a time of 14.08 to beat Namibia's Johanna Benson into second place, winning her first Paralympic gold medal.[2] In the 400m François-Elie finished 4th in the first-round qualifier, in a time that was not good enough for a position in the final.[3]
On 8 June at a meet at Saint Cyr-sur-Loire, François-Elie posted a time of 13.68 in the 100m, a new world record.[4] In July, she was seen as a favourite going into the IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon. She entered both the 100m and 200m races winning both to become the world champion in her class. In the 200m final, François-Elie ran a time of 28.35, beating the 13-year-old world record held by Lisa McIntosh of Australia.[5]
At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro she followed up her London success by claiming silver in the T37 100m with a time of 13.45.[6]
Referencesedit
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^ ab"London 2012 Paralympic Games: Athletics - Women's 100 m T37". paralympic.org. from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
^"London 2012 Paralympic Games: Athletics - Women's 400 m T37". paralympic.org. from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
^"Looking at Lyon: Women's 100m T37". paralympic.org. 11 July 2013. from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
^"Lyon 2013 - Day three preview". paralympic.org. 22 July 2013. from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
mandy, françois, elie, mandy, françois, Élie, born, september, 1989, french, paralympian, athlete, competing, category, françois, Élie, 100m, sprint, 2012, summer, paralympic, games, london, followed, this, with, both, 100m, 200m, titles, 2013, athletics, worl. Mandy Francois Elie born 27 September 1989 is a French Paralympian athlete competing in the category T37 1 Francois Elie won the T37 100m sprint at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games at London and followed this with both the 100m and 200m titles at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon Mandy Francois ElieFrancois Elie at the 2013 IPC Athletics ChampionshipPersonal informationNationalityFrenchBorn 1989 09 27 27 September 1989 age 34 Le Lamentin MartiniqueSportSportRunningEvent100m 200m sprintClubFoyal Club HandisportMedal record Women s para athletics T37 Representing France Paralympic Games 2012 London 100m T37 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100m T37 2020 Tokyo 200m T37 World Championships 2013 Lyon 100m T37 2013 Lyon 200m T37 2015 Doha 400m T37 2017 London 200 m T37 European Championships 2014 Swansea 100m T37 2012 Stadskanaal 100m T37 2014 Swansea 400m T37Career history editFrancois Elie was born on the island of Martinique in 1989 She became interested in athletics at a young age and competed while in school In 2008 while leaving school she suffered a stroke which put her into a coma 1 On recovery it was discovered that she had suffered permanent motor damage Several years later Francois Elie returned to sport and began competing in T37 classification sprints Francois Elie was selected for the French national team for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London She entered both the T37 100m and 400m races and in the 100m she qualified for the final after finishing in first place with a time of 14 30 2 In the final she ran a time of 14 08 to beat Namibia s Johanna Benson into second place winning her first Paralympic gold medal 2 In the 400m Francois Elie finished 4th in the first round qualifier in a time that was not good enough for a position in the final 3 On 8 June at a meet at Saint Cyr sur Loire Francois Elie posted a time of 13 68 in the 100m a new world record 4 In July she was seen as a favourite going into the IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon She entered both the 100m and 200m races winning both to become the world champion in her class In the 200m final Francois Elie ran a time of 28 35 beating the 13 year old world record held by Lisa McIntosh of Australia 5 At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro she followed up her London success by claiming silver in the T37 100m with a time of 13 45 6 References edit a b Francois Elie Mandy infostradasports com Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 28 July 2013 a b London 2012 Paralympic Games Athletics Women s 100 m T37 paralympic org Archived from the original on 14 March 2016 Retrieved 28 July 2013 London 2012 Paralympic Games Athletics Women s 400 m T37 paralympic org Archived from the original on 14 March 2016 Retrieved 28 July 2013 Looking at Lyon Women s 100m T37 paralympic org 11 July 2013 Archived from the original on 7 January 2014 Retrieved 28 July 2013 Lyon 2013 Day three preview paralympic org 22 July 2013 Archived from the original on 6 January 2014 Retrieved 28 July 2013 Mandy Francois Elie Retrieved 4 March 2020 External links editMandy Francois Elie at the International Paralympic CommitteeMandy Francois Elie at IPC InfostradaSports com archived Mandy Francois Elie at Equipe de France in French Mandy Francois Elie at France Paralympique in French nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mandy Francois Elie amp oldid 1222611111, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
