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She retired after Beijing with a total of 21 medals — 14 of them gold — and 25 world records broken, making her the most celebrated track athlete in.!
Chantal Petitclerc
| Canadian wheelchair athlete competing in various distance races Date of Birth: Country: Canada |
Biography of Chantal Petitclerc
Canadian wheelchair racer Chantal Petitclerc is one of the most accomplished athletes in her sport.
Chantal Petitclerc is one of Canada's best-known athletes and an inspiring public speaker, a Paralympian and an Olympian who has set world records and won.
She was born on December 15, , in Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, Quebec. At the age of thirteen, she lost the use of both her legs when a heavy shed door fell on her.
Her life took a significant turn when her high school physical education teacher, Gaston Jacques, convinced her to try swimming.
It was her first introduction to sports and a test of her endurance. At the age of seventeen, she was introduced to wheelchair racing by her coach Pierre Pomerleau from Université Laval. In her first race on a homemade wheelchair, she lagged far behind her competitors.
However, the experience ignited a passion in her, and she decided to dedicate her life to the sport.
While improving her racing performance, Petitclerc continued her