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{{Short description|British Paralympic athlete (born 1996)}}
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'''Fabienne André''' (born 20 September 1996) is a British [[wheelchair racing|wheelchair racer]]. In 2021, she won gold in the [[2021 World Para Athletics European Championships – Women's 100 metres|100&nbsp;m]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Women's 100 metres T34 Final|url=https://www.paralympic.org/enwiki/static/info/resIPC/pdf/ATBY21/AT/ATBY21_AT_C73A_ATW182101.pdf|access-date=3 June 2021|website=2021 World Para Athletics European Championships}}</ref> and [[2021 World Para Athletics European Championships – Women's 800 metres|800&nbsp;m]]<ref name="women_800m_t34_para_european_championships_2021">{{Cite web|title=Women's 800 metres T34 Final|url=https://www.paralympic.org/enwiki/static/info/resIPC/pdf/ATBY21/AT/ATBY21_AT_C73G_ATW880101.pdf|access-date=5 June 2021|website=2021 World Para Athletics European Championships}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saltdean Para Athlete on why she swapped the pool for the track|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/19389116.saltdeans-fabienne-andre-swapped-pool-track/|access-date=2021-08-23|website=The Argus|date=22 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> She later took an interest in athletics because she wanted to try a triathlon. She was training as a wheelchair racer in 2018.<ref name=para>{{Cite web|title=Fabienne Andre - Athletics {{!}} Paralympic Athlete Profile|url=https://www.paralympic.org/fabienne-andre|access-date=2021-08-23|website=International Paralympic Committee|language=en}}</ref> She has cerebral palsy and she competes in the T34 category. She works as a physiotherapist assistant.<ref name=para/>

== 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.<ref>{{Cite news|title=ParalympicsGB squad for Tokyo 2020|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/57099415|access-date=2021-08-23}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.birmingham2022.com/news/2712507/englands-hannah-cockroft-storms-to-gold | title=England's Hannah Cockroft storms to gold | date=2 August 2022 }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-21 |title=World Para Athletics Championships: Hannah Cockroft wins 100m gold |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/articles/cp992pyyv9zo.amp |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-gb}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-08 |title=Fabienne Andre knows her time is coming after another fourth place finish |url=https://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/24570292.fabienne-andre-knows-time-coming-another-fourth-place/ |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=Keighley News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-02 |title=Fabienne Andre vows to keep chasing unstoppable teammate Cockfroft |url=https://www.ealingtimes.co.uk/news/24558162.fabienne-andre-vows-keep-chasing-unstoppable-teammate-cockfroft/ |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=Ealing Times |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:1996 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics]]
[[Category:English female sprinters]]
[[Category:British female sprinters]]
[[Category:English female wheelchair racers]]
[[Category:British female wheelchair racers]]
[[Category:Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships]]
[[Category:Paralympic athletes for Great Britain]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:21st-century English sportswomen]]