Dorian Foulon is one of the French team’s best chances for medals.
Dorian Foulon started cycling with the able-bodied, at the age of eight. The 26-year-old Breton was quickly spotted as one of the best of his generation and has been the pride of his town in Morbihan since his professional debut. Paralympic champion in the pursuit in the C5 classification in Tokyo, Dorian Foulon is a multiple world champion on the track and a medallist on the road in the time trial.
The Frenchman was born with a club foot, that is, a foot formed backwards. He underwent surgery and his ankle was blocked to prevent his foot from returning to its original position. “I have a 75% loss of power in the calf and 35% in the thigh. Basically, I run on one and a half legs,” he explains.
Dorian Foulon’s program at the Paralympic Games
- August 30: kilometer time trial
- August 31: Individual pursuit
- September 4: Road time trial
- September 6: Road Race
Dorian Foulon’s track record
- 2024 World Track Championships: 3 gold medals.
- 2023 Road World Championships: 2 bronze medals.
- 2022 Road World Championships: 1 silver medal.
- 2022 World Track Championships: 2 gold medals, 2 silver medals, 1 bronze medal.
- 2022 European Road Championships: 1 silver medal.
- 2021 Paralympic Games: 1 gold medal
- 2021 Road World Championships: 1 silver medal.
- 2020 World Track Championships: 2 gold medals, 1 bronze medal.