Joël Jeannot

Who is Joël Jeannot?

Joël Jeannot is a male French Olympic wheelchair racer and handisport activist. From 2007 he started competing in handbikes, winning a lot of French championships as well as several world championships in para-cycling.

At the 2004 Olympic Games, he finished 7th in the demonstration sport of Men's 1,500 m wheelchair. He also participated in the 2004 Summer Paralympics, where he took gold in the 10000 metre race and silver in the 4×400 metre relay. Four years earlier, at the 2000 Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the 4×400 metre relay.

He has also won the wheelchair division of the London Marathon in 2003 in a record time, and finished second in the Boston Marathon the following year.

He won the 2003 World Championships in Athletics 1500 m event.