Stéphane Bozzolo is a Paralympic athlete

Track and field

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 from France

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 competing mainly in category P11 pentathlon events.

He competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics

1996 Summer Paralympics

The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from 16 August to 25 August. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million....

 in Atlanta, United States

United States

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. There he won a gold medal in the men's Long jump - F11 event, a silver medal in the men's Pentathlon - P11 event and finished fifth in the men's Triple jump - F11 event. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

2000 Summer Paralympics

The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...

 in Sydney

Sydney

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, Australia

Australia

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. There he won a gold medal in the men's Long jump - F12 event and a silver medal in the men's Pentathlon - P12 event. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

2004 Summer Paralympics

The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...

 in Athens

Athens

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, Greece

Greece

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. There he finished eighth in the men's Javelin throw - F12 event, finished fifth in the men's Long jump - F12 event and did not finish in the men's Pentathlon - P12 event. He also competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics

2008 Summer Paralympics

The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....

 in Beijing

Beijing

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, China

People's Republic of China

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. There he won a bronze medal in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay - T11-13 event, finished seventh in the men's Long jump - F12 event and finished fourth in the men's Pentathlon - P12 event .

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