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
ResidenceVictoriaville, Canada
Height174 cm (69 in)
Sport
DisabilityVisual impairment
Disability classT13
ClubClub d'Athletisme de l'Universite Laval
Coached byFelix-Antoine Lapointe
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Canada
World Championships
2015 Doha 5,000m - T13
2017 London5000m - 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]

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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.
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