Pierre-Antoine Baele
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| Born | 2 January 1992[1] Lille, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paratriathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | PTS4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pierre-Antoine Baele (born 3 April 1996) is a French paratriathlete. He represented France at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Career
Baele started his career in judo before discovering para-athletics in 2012. In December 2016, he met Alexis Hanquinquant who inspired him to pursue a career in paratriathlon.[2]
Baele made his international debut for France at the 2022 World Championship and won a silver medal in the PTS4 event. He also won a silver medal at the 2022 Europe Triathlon Championships.[3] He again competed at the 2023 World Championship and won a silver medal.[4][5][1]
In July 2024, he was selected to represent France at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[6] He competed in the PTS4 event and finished in fourth place, finishing 15 hundredths of a second behind bronze medalist Nil Riudavets.[7][8] Weeks later he then competed at the 2024 European Triathlon Championships and won a bronze medal in the PTS4 event.[9][10]
Personal life
Baele was born with agenesis in his left foot.[11] He is in a relationship with Candice Guillaume.[12]
References
- ^ a b "Pierre-Antoine Baele". paralympic.org. Retrieved 21 October 2024. (alternate link)
- ^ Demollien, Nicolas (8 March 2024). "Triathlon Lille. Le triathlète Pierre-Antoine Baele vise une médaille aux Jeux Paralympiques de Paris 2024". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Pierre-Antoine Baele : qui est le para triathlète ?". Linternaute.com (in French). 2 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Triathlon des lacs: Pierre-Antoine Baele dans la dernière droite pour les JO". La Voix du Nord (in French). 31 May 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ Soyer, Julien (1 September 2024). "Jeux paralympiques. Pourquoi la France aura trois candidats en catégorie PTS4 en triathlon ?". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Pierre-Antoine Baele sélectionné pour les Jeux paralympiques !". La Voix du Nord (in French). 7 July 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Paralympiques : le Nordiste Pierre-Antoine Baele échoue au pied du podium du para-triathlon". La Voix du Nord (in French). 2 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 – Para-triathlon : Pierre-Antoine Baele et Louis Noël, deux 4e place, deux ambiances". La Voix du Nord (in French). 2 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Une semaine après sa quatrième place, Pierre-Antoine Baele est prêt à repartir !". La Voix du Nord (in French). 9 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Vichy Delivers an Unforgettable 2024 Europe Triathlon Championships". europe.triathlon.org. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Pierre-Antoine Baele". equipedefrance.com (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Jeux paralympiques : Pierre-Antoine et Candice, récit d'une idylle née grâce au sport". lesaffichesdelahautesaone.fr (in French). 30 August 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
External links
- Pierre-Antoine Baele at World Triathlon
- Pierre-Antoine Baele at Équipe de France (in French)