Béatrice Hess
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  France
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| Swimming (S5) | ||
| Paralympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1984 New York | 25 m backstroke C3 |
| Gold | 1984 New York | 25 m freestyle C3 |
| Gold | 1984 New York | 50 m freestyle C3 |
| Gold | 1984 New York | 100 m freestyle C3 |
| Gold | 1988 Seoul | 25 m backstroke L1 |
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | 50 m backstroke S5 |
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | 50 m butterfly S5 |
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | 50 m freestyle S5 |
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | 100 m freestyle S5 |
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | 200 m freestyle S5 |
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | 200 m individual medley SM5 |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | 50 m backstroke S5 |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | 50 m butterfly S5 |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | 50 m freestyle S5 |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | 100 m freestyle S5 |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | 200 m freestyle S5 |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | 200 m individual medley SM6 |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | 4×50 m medley relay 20 pts |
| Gold | 2004 Athens | 100 m breaststroke SB4 |
| Gold | 2004 Athens | 200 m freestyle S5 |
| Silver | 1988 Seoul | 50 m freestyle L1 |
| Silver | 1996 Atlanta | 4×50 m freestyle S1–6 |
| Silver | 2004 Athens | 50 m backstroke S5 |
| Silver | 2004 Athens | 50 m freestyle S5 |
| Silver | 2004 Athens | 100 m freestyle S5 |
Béatrice Pierre Hess (born 10 November 1961 in Colmar) is a French Paralympic swimmer. The French newspaper L'Humanité has described her as "one of the best swimmers in the world",[1] while the magazine Marianne has described her as "the French Thorpedo".[2]
Competing at the Paralympic Games, Hess won four gold medals in 1984, one in 1988, six in 1996,[1] and seven in 2000.[2] She also broke nine world records at the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney.[3] At the 2004 Games, she won two gold and three silver medals.
Hess has cerebral palsy, and competes in the S5 disability classification.[2]
See also
- Athletes with most gold medals in one event at the Paralympic Games
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Béatrice Hess : 'En soi, existe toujours un potentiel…'", L'Humanité, October 28, 2000
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Béatrice Hess, la «Torpille» française", Marianne, November 6, 2000
- ↑ "Hess strikes golden six", BBC, October 27, 2000
External links
- Biography on Who's Who in France
- Beatrice Hess's profile on paralympic.org
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