Five facts about…..France’s Marie-Amelie le Fur
29.09.2015
Learn more about the French T44 athlete ahead of the Doha 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.
The French T44 athlete won gold, silver and bronze at the London 2012 Paralympic Games - here are five facts about the talented long jumper and sprinter.
1.Le Fur broke the world record in the women’s long jump T44 this year, leaping 5.48m in June – one centimetre further than the previous mark held by Great Britain’s Stef Reid.
2.Following her medal winning performances at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the 26-year-old had a gym named after her in her hometown of Naveil.
3.The Frenchwoman also holds the world record in the 800m T44 – a mark she set back in 2005.
4.Le Fur was a keen middle distance runner as a youngster, having taken part in athletics since the age of six. She won several regional titles, then in 2003 recorded the fourth fastest 1,000m time in France, clocking 2:58.
5.In 2013 she was named a Knight of the Legion of Honour in France.
The IPC Athletics World Championships will take place in Doha, Qatar, between 21-31 October, attracting 1,400 athletes from 100 countries.