Pierre-Antoine Baele
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| Born | 2 January 1992[1] Lille, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paratriathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | PTS4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pierre-Antoine Baele (born 2 January 1992) is a French paratriathlete. He represented France at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Baele started his career in judo before discovering para-athletics in 2012. In December 2016, he met Alexis Hanquinquant who inspired him to pursue a career in paratriathlon.[2]
Baele made his international debut for France at the 2022 World Championship and won a silver medal in the PTS4 event. He also won a silver medal at the 2022 Europe Triathlon Championships.[3] He again competed at the 2023 World Championship and won a silver medal.[4][5][1]
In July 2024, he was selected to represent France at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[6] He competed in the PTS4 event and finished in fourth place, finishing 15 seconds behind bronze medalist Nil Riudavets.[7][8] Weeks later he then competed at the 2024 European Triathlon Championships and won a bronze medal in the PTS4 event.[9][10]