Hector Denayer is taking part in his first Games and hopes to bring home a medal
Hector Denayer is aiming for at least one medal for his first Paralympic Games in Paris. At just 19 years old, the young Frenchman is already a bronze medalist at the world championships and a double silver medalist this year at the Europeans. Born without a finger on his left hand, Hector Denayer competes in SM9 and SB9 classifications, and specializes in the breaststroke and the 200m individual medley.
The one who trains in Dijon hopes to go for the gold medal in the 100m breaststroke had initially rather aimed for the Los Angeles Games in four years to perform, but his rapid development and his international podiums in the last two years have accelerated his promotion. To the point that leaving Paris without a medal would be almost a disappointment for him.
Hector Denayer’s program at the Paralympic Games
- Friday August 30: 100m breaststroke
- Monday September 2: 50m freestyle
- Thursday September 5: 200m medley
Hector Denayer’s track record
- Bronze medal at the 2023 World Championships in the 100m breaststroke SB9
- Silver medal at the 2024 European Championships in the 100m breaststroke SB9
- Silver medal at the 2024 European Championships in the 200m individual medley SM9