Denis Lemeunier is a French

France

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 wheelchair racer. He is best known for defeating defending champion Kevin Papworth

Kevin Papworth

Kevin Papworth is a British wheelchair racer. He is best known for winning the 2000 London Marathon, having passed the expected winner, South African Ernst van Dyk, who is the current world record holder for the men's wheelchair marathon, in the final mile of the race.-References:...

 in the 2001 London Marathon

London Marathon

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 wheelchair race, a feat given that his wheelchair, which normally would take a year to break in, was only 5 weeks old. He competed in the 2004

2004 Summer Paralympics

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 and 2008 Summer Paralympics

2008 Summer Paralympics

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, taking a bronze medal in the 4×400 metre relay the latter year.