AAfter Tanguy de La Forest’s two para-shooting medals, including a title, Jean-Louis Michaud has brought home a third, in the 50m rifle prone (SH1) event. This is his first participation in the Paralympic Games and therefore his first medal.
The 41-year-old Frenchman led the race for a long time before making a few mistakes in his shots on the last day of the para-shooting competition. In this mixed event, Germany’s Natascha Hiltrop won with a new Paralympic record (250.2 points) ahead of Sweden’s Anna Benson.
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���� The French shooter climbs onto the 3rd step of the podium after a super performance in prone rifle shooting in the mixed SH1 category.
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A former sniper in the Alpine Hunters, the Isérois lost his leg during a military operation in Afghanistan in 2011. Before starting parashooting, Jean-Louis Michaud was a member of the French amputee football team. This Tuesday, during the final of the 50m 3-position rifle SH1 event, Jean-Louis Michaud was already close to winning a podium but a big mistake on one of his last shots cost him his medal, leading him to finish in a bitter seventh place.
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