Fabienne André

Fabienne André

Personal information
Born	(1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 28) England
Sport
Sport	Wheelchair racing
Disability class	T34
Medal record Paralympic athletics Representing  Great Britain European Championships 2021 Bydgoszcz Women's 100m T34 2021 Bydgoszcz Women's 800m T34 Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 100m – T34

Fabienne André (born 20 September 1996) is a British wheelchair racer. In 2021, she won gold in the 100 m[1] and 800 m[2] at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships.

Life

She was born on 20 September 1996. She was first interested in swimming as a sport and she won three medals swimming at the Cerebral Palsy game in Barcelona in 2018.[3] She later took an interest in athletics because she wanted to try a triathlon. She was training as a wheelchair racer in 2018.[4] She has cerebral palsy and she competes in the T34 category. She works as a physiotherapist assistant.[4]

Career

André was chosen to compete at 100m and 800m (T34) as part of the Paralympics GB team at the postponed 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.[5]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games André won bronze in the T34 100m, being part of a Team England Podium Sweep in the event with teammates Hannah Cockroft and Kare Adenegan.[6]

At the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships she won a bronze medal in the 100m and came 4th in the 800m.

At the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships she came 4th in both the 100m and 800m.[7]

Fabienne was selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, in the 100 and 800m. There she placed 4th and 5th in the events respectively.[8][9]

References

1. "Women's 100 metres T34 Final" (PDF). 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
2. "Women's 800 metres T34 Final" (PDF). 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
3. "Saltdean Para Athlete on why she swapped the pool for the track". The Argus. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
4. "Fabienne Andre - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
5. "ParalympicsGB squad for Tokyo 2020". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
6. "England's Hannah Cockroft storms to gold". 2 August 2022.
7. "World Para Athletics Championships: Hannah Cockroft wins 100m gold". BBC Sport. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
8. "Fabienne Andre knows her time is coming after another fourth place finish". Keighley News. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
9. "Fabienne Andre vows to keep chasing unstoppable teammate Cockfroft". Ealing Times. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.