Yohan Peter

Started: He took up the sport in 2016. (briecomterobert.fr, 08 Nov 2019) Reason: He was inspired to take up a sporting activity during his rehabilitation. "I was in the re-education centre, still with a breather, and I watched the [2014] Paralympic Winter Games. At that moment I said that if I was able to get out of this situation, I would try out something." He then met wheelchair fencing coach Serge Prudhomme while working as a nurse coordinator. "I was immediately hooked." (briecomterobert.fr, 08 Nov 2019; seine-et-marne.fr, 26 Apr 2023) Ambition: To win a medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (france-paralympique.fr, 01 Jul 2023) Additional Info: CAREER BREAK He stepped away from his career as a nurse in 2019 in order to focus on wheelchair fencing. "I have been a qualified nurse since 2012. I worked in intensive care and I worked as a nurse coordinator. I put my career on hold because for the moment I am lucky to be able to live the professional career of a high-level athlete, and I know that I will return to my first love very quickly because a sporting career is a very short one." (briecomterobert.fr, 08 Nov 2019; Handisport TV YouTube channel, 23 Feb 2023) OCCUPATION He is a member of the 'Armee de Champions' [Army of Champions], a sporting programme organised by the French Armed Forces. (defense.gouv.fr, 01 Jun 2023)