Dimitri Pavadé (born 14 August 1989) is a French para-athlete who specializes in long jump. Born and raised on the island of Réunion, he represented France at the 2020 and 2024 Paralympics.
Pavadé represented France in the men's long jump T64 event at the 2020 Paralympics and won a silver medal.[1] He also represented France in the same event at the 2024 Paralympics, coming in fourth.[2]
Pavadé's right leg was amputated at the age of eighteen after a work accident. He was working on the docks in Réunion when a forklift truck, weighing 18 tonnes, rolled over his leg.[3]
During the 2024 Paralympics, after competing he came out as gay publicly.[2]
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