Cyril Jonard

Medal record
Judo
Competitor for  France
Paralympic Games
Gold	2004 Athens	-81 kg
Silver	2008 Beijing	-81 kg

Cyril Jonard is a French judoka. He competes in judo events for the visually impaired and blind. Jonard has Usher syndrome; he is both deaf and visually impaired. He competes against non-deaf judoka.^[1]

Jonard took part in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. He won gold in the men's half-middleweight category (-81 kg) when he defeated Japan's Yuji Kato by ippon within just a few seconds in the final.^[2]

He was subsequently awarded a knigthood in the Légion d'honneur, the highest decoration in France, by French President Jacques Chirac.^[3] He also received a personal letter of congratulations from President Chirac for his achievement.^[4]

Jonard represented France again at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, and won silver in the under 81 kg category, defeated in the final by Cuba's Isao Cruz.^[5]

References

1. ^ "Champions !", France 5
2. ^ "Paralympiques 2004 - 2 nouvelles médailles d'or", L'Equipe, September 20, 2004
3. ^ "Remise de décorations aux médaillés des Jeux paralympiques d'Athènes Palais de l'Elysée", website of the French presidency, October 25, 2004
4. ^ "Lettre de félicitations à M. Cyril JONARD", website of the French presidency, September 19, 2004
5. ^ "JO - Paralympiques - Une journée argentée", L'Equipe, September 8, 2008

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