Gaëlle Edon
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| Born | 29 November 1988 Annecy, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Gaëlle Edon (born 29 November 1988) is a French Paralympic shooter who competes in international sport shooting competitions. She is a European champion and World silver medalist in pistol shooting. She competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics but did not medal.[1]
Life-changing accident
In December 2012, Edon, a keen mountaineer and skier, was involved in a chairlift accident when a part of the roof collapsed. She had a brain haemorrhage which left her with hemiplegia on her left side affecting her arm and leg.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Gaelle Edon - France Paralympique (in French)". France Paralympique. 11 March 2025.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympics: They will give us chills - Gaelle Edon". Olympics. 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Gaelle Edon, mountaineer who survived an accident (in French)". Montagnes Magazine. 19 December 2019.