Philippe Croizon
Philippe Croizon who was born on March 20, 1968 in Châtellerault (the French department of the Vienne) is a former metallurgist who became a French athlete following the loss of his members. In spite of his disability, he has numerous athletic accomplishments. He is the very first person for having crossing the Channel by swimming being amputated of his four members on September 18, 2010.
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Portrait of Philippe Croizon (9/9): interview and first laps of Philippe Croizon driving his buggy Rusty
Duration: 00:24:29
There are unusual destinies. Men and women with an unshakeable will that continue to push their limits. Philippe Croizon belongs to this caste both top athlete and adventurer. But this trait was found later on. There are more than 20 years, he is hit by a power line of 20,000 volts. His life changes in a split second. After several months of hospitalization, Philippe Croizon, badly burned, is quadruple amputee. Faced with adversity, he refuses to sink into fatalism. Abandon: this is not his thing. Then his life becomes an eternal challenge. After crossing the Channel swim, having connected five continents still swimming, Philippe Croizon begins a race against time that many observers see as senseless: the participation in the Dakar 2017. succeed Philippe-t- it in its budget to participate in the Dakar? Philippe he will be the level to finish this rally raid so demanding? Turbo followed for more than six months a man with an extraordinary destiny.
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