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| Born | 7 July 1971 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | 
France | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wheelchair tennis | |||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Paraplegia | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Oristelle Marx (born 7 July 1971) is a former French wheelchair tennis player, she is a right-handed player. She competed in two Paralympic Games and won two bronze medals in the doubles' events with Arlette Racineux. [1] [2]
In 1986, Marx was involved in an accident in a gymnastics training centre which resulted in her paraplegia. She now works as a consultant trainer for disability awareness. [3] [4]
References
- ^ "Oristelle Marx". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Jeux Paralympiques". Para Tennis (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Biographie". oristellemarx.com (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Quel interet pour vous?". oristellemarx.com (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
External links
Categories:
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Toulouse
- French female tennis players
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in wheelchair tennis
- Paralympic bronze medalists for France
- Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for France
- People with paraplegia
- French wheelchair tennis players