Marie-Amélie Le Fur

Marie-Amélie Le Fur (French pronunciation: ​[maʁi ameli lə fyʁ]; born 26 September 1988) is a French Paralympic athlete from Vendôme, Centre Region, competing in T44 sprint and F44 long jump events. Her left leg was amputated below the knee following a motor scooter accident in 2004.[1] Before she lost her leg, she was a French junior running champion.[2]

Marie-Amélie Le Fur
Le Fur at the 2013 IPC Athletics Championship
Personal information
Born (1988-09-26) 26 September 1988
Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher, Centre Region, France
Sport
Country France
SportParalympic athletics
Medal record
Women's track and field (T44)
Representing  France
Paralympic Games
2012 London 100 m - T44
2016 Rio de Janeiro Long jump - T44
2008 Beijing Long jump - F44
2008 Beijing 100 m - T44
2012 London 200 m - T44
2012 London Long jump - F42/44
2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m - T44
World Championships
2011 Christchurch100 m - T44
2011 Christchurch200 m - T44
2015 Doha400 m - T44
2015 DohaLong jump - T44
2013 Lyon100 m - T44
2013 Lyon200 m - T44
2013 LyonLong jump - T44
2015 Doha200 m - T44
European Championships
2014 Swansea400 m - T44
2016 Grosseto400 m - T44
2014 SwanseaLong jump - T44
2016 GrossetoLong jump - T42-44

Le Fur competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.[3] There she won a silver medal in the women's Long jump - F44 event, a silver medal in the women's 100 metres - T44 event, and finished eighth in the women's 200 metres - T44 event.[3]

Le Fur won gold in the T44 100m in London 2012 in a photo-finish, just ahead of Netherlands' Marlou van Rhijn and the USA's April Holmes.[4] She won silver in the T44 200m, behind T43 athlete Marlou van Rhijn, but in a new T44 world record time.[5]

In the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Le Fur captured gold medals in both the long jump T44 and the 400 metres T44 events, both with world records.[3] She also won a bronze medal in the 200 metre- T44 event.[3]

References
  1. Londres, Eric Albert, correspondant à (4 September 2012). "Marie-Amélie Le Fur, nouvelle icône du sprint tricolore". Retrieved 6 September 2016 – via Le Monde.
  2. "Reid is ready". Stef Reid. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  3. "Marie-Amelie Le Fur - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  4. "London 2012 - athletics - womens-100-m-t44". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  5. "London 2012 Paralympic Games - Athletics - Women's 200 m T44". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
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