Guillaume Ouellet
Canadian Paralympic athlete
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Guillaume Ouellet (born October 3, 1986) is a Canadian para-athlete competing in T13 middle and long-distance races.[1]
BornOctober 3, 1986
Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada
HometownVictoriaville, Quebec, Canada
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
SportPara athletics
| 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 |
| T13 | |
| Club | Club Citius |
| Coached by | Dany Racine |
Medal record | |
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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