Personal information | |
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Nationality | French |
Born | Sallanches, France | March 15, 1982
Sport | |
Country | France |
Sport | Para Nordic skiing (Para cross-country skiing and Para biathlon) |
Disability class | B1 |
Partner | Antoine Bollet (guide) |
Thomas Clarion (born 15 March 1982) is a French male visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete who is also well known as a physiotherapist.[1] He has competed at the Winter Paralympics in 2010, 2014 and 2018.[2]
Thomas Clarion competed in his first Paralympic event in 2010 and went medalless during the competition. He claimed 2 bronze medals at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in the men's 10km cross-country skiing event and 4 x 2.5 km relay open event.[3]
He went onto represent France at the 2018 Winter Paralympics, his third Paralympic event and managed to claim a bronze medal in the men's 20km free visually impaired cross-country skiing event which was also his third Paralympic medal.[4][5][6] He claimed his first Paralympic gold medal during the 2018 Winter Paralympics after winning the men's 4 x 2.5 km relay open team event for France along with other members including Benjamin Daviet and Anthony Chalençon.[7]