Farid Amarouch

Farid Amarouch is a French wheelchair athlete. He won the 1991 London Marathon men's wheelchair race in a close finish, setting a new course record of 1:52:52 and beating previous and future winners Hakan Ericsson, Daniel Wesley, and David Holding in the process.[1] He also took part in the 1988 and 1992 Summer Paralympics, winning three gold and three silver medals in the earlier year.[2]

References

  1. ^ "London Marathon History" (pdf). Flora London Marathon. http://www.london-marathon.co.uk/site/content/file/downloads/med_09/4.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-16. 
  2. ^ farid amarouche's profile on paralympic.org