| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Born | (1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 33) | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Country | France | ||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic powerlifting | ||||||||
| Disability | Achondroplasia (short stature) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Axel Bourlon (born 14 March 1991) is a French Paralympic powerlifter. He won the silver medal in the men's 54 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He was born with achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism.
Career
At the 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, he competed in the men's 54 kg event. He also competed in this event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.
In September 2021, Bourlon was awarded the Ordre national du Mérite.
Results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Attempts (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | 54 kg | 162 | 165 | 165 | 
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| World Championships | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 54 kg | 150 | 150 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Tbilisi, Georgia | 54 kg | 157 | 157 | 5 | ||||||||
References
- "Axel Bourlon". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Axel Bourlon". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- Houston, Michael (26 August 2021). "Nigeria claims first gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics as Guo breaks powerlifting world record". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "World record debut for Guo Lingling on day of first-time champions". Paralympic.org. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- "Décret du 8 septembre 2021 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national du Mérite". legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
External links
- Axel Bourlon at the International Paralympic Committee
- Axel Bourlon at Équipe de France (in French)
- Axel Bourlon at France Paralympique (in French)
- Axel Bourlon on Facebook
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- Living people
- 1991 births
- Powerlifters at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in powerlifting
- Paralympic silver medalists for France
- French male weightlifters
- Paralympic powerlifters for France
- Sportspeople with dwarfism
- Recipients of the Ordre national du Mérite
- 21st-century French sportsmen