Gloria Agblemagnon will participate in the Paris Paralymic Games. Shot put, discus and hammer, the athlete intends to give her best! We tell you more about this young athlete.
Gloria Agblemagnon is a French disabled athlete. She will try to win a medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Where does Gloria Agblemagnon come from?
She was born on December 10, 1997, in Vierzon (in Cher). Her father, Guy Agblemagnon is also an athlete! He is a former professional footballer. At the age of 13, she started disabled athletics, where she discovered her talent for throwing! Sport is very present in the family: she and her sister also played basketball. Her brother is an international football player.
Before finding herself in athletics, Gloria Agblemagnon played tennis, horse riding and basketball. She discovered athletics because the gym where she played basketball was next to a track. She also had a professional baccalaureate in fashion. She wanted to become a stylist.
What is Gloria Agblemagnon’s track record?
She specializes in shot put, discus and hammer throw.. The athlete won the gold medal at the European Championships in shot put and hammer throw in 2015, in discus throw and hammer throw in 2016, and in shot put in 2019 for people with disabilities.
At the 2019 World Championships, Gloria Agblemagnon won the bronze medal in shot put with a throw of 12.96 m! Impressively, she then qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics after having already done those in 2016.
What is Gloria Agblemagnon’s disability?
The 26-year-old woman has a mental disability. At 16, she joined the France Sport Adapté center, dedicated to people with intellectual disabilities. “Throwing is a source of liberation for me!she confided in a report on France 3. Sport shows that you can succeed in life. And we need to show this to people affected by disabilities (…) who could practice adapted sport. The media have their role (of media coverage) to play.”
Her disability is not an obstacle and she has no plans to give up her sport!”My goal is to show that you always have to fight and never give up. And through sport, I can show that everything is possible,” she claims on the site Sportclub-reims.fr.
What were Gloria Agblemagnon’s results at the last Paralympic Games?
Gloria Agblemagnon finished 10th and 8th in her last Paralympic Games. Her best throw is 12.62 meters. We hope for a medal for the Paralympic Games in Paris, which will take place from August 28 to September 8.
