Guillaume Ouellet

Guillaume Ouellet (born 3 October 1986) is a Canadian para-athlete competing in T13 middle and long-distance races.[1]

Guillaume Ouellet

Personal information
Born	(1986-10-03) 3 October 1986 Sorel-Tracy, Canada
Residence	Victoriaville, Canada
Height	174 cm (69 in)
Sport
Disability	Visual impairment
Disability class	T13
Club	Club d'Athletisme de l'Universite Laval
Coached by	Felix-Antoine Lapointe
Medal record Paralympic athletics Representing  Canada World Championships 2015 Doha 5,000m - T13 2017 London 5000m - T13 Parapan American Games 2015 Toronto 1,500m - T13

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

1. "Ouellet, Guillaume". official website London 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
2. "Ouellet, Guillaume". IPC. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
3. "Men's 5000 metres T13" (PDF). 2017 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.