Guillaume Ouellet
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 3, 1986 Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada |
| Home town | Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Para athletics |
| Disability | Visual impairment |
| Disability class | T13 |
| Club | Club Citius |
| Coached by | Dany Racine |
Medal record | |
Guillaume Ouellet (born October 3, 1986) is a Canadian para-athlete competing in T13 middle and long-distance races.[1]
Career history
Ouellet began took up athletics in 2011 at college. In 2013 he was selected to represent Canada at the 2013 World Championships in Lyon in the 1500 metres race, finishing fourth.[2] Two years later he was back in the Canadian team to compete at his second World Championships, this time in Doha. He competed in both the 1,500m and 5,000m, winning gold in the latter, with a time of 15:07.64.[2]
At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom he won the bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres T13 event.[3]
References
- ^ "OUELLET Guillaume - Doha 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships". Paralympic.org. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ a b "OUELLET Guillaume". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ "Men's 5000 metres T13 - London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
External links
- Guillaume Ouellet at World Athletics
- Guillaume Ouellet at Athletics Canada
- Guillaume Ouellet at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Guillaume Ouellet at the International Paralympic Committee
- Guillaume Ouellet at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)