Alex Dupont (athlete)

Alex Dupont
Personal information
Full nameAlexandre Dupont
NationalityCanadian
Born3 September 1985 (1985-09-03) (age 40)
Sport
SportWheelchair racing
T54
Medal record
Para-athletics
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro4 x 400 m T53-54
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Lyon4x400 m relay T53-54
Bronze medal – third place2011 Christchurch4x400 m relay T53-54
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto400 m (T54)
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto800 m (T54)
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto1500 m (T54)
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold Coast1500 m (T54)
Bronze medal – third place2014 Glasgow1500 m (T54)

Alexandre "Alex" Dupont (born 3 September 1985) is a Canadian wheelchair racer. His right leg was amputated after he had a motorcycle accident when he was 17; he took up racing at the age of 18. Classified as a T54 athlete, he won bronze in the 1500 m at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Alex Dupont Biography". Glasgow 2014 Ltd. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2014.