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TABERLET Yohann
Sport Para alpine skiing
NPC France   
GenderMen
Age39
Place of BirthThonon-les-Bains, FRA
Height1.83 m
Human Interest
Impairment Information
Type of Impairment
 Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
 Acquired
Classification
 LW12-1
Further Personal Information
Residence
 Morzine, FRA
Occupation
 Customs Officer
Languages
 English, French
Higher education
 Commerce - IUT Annecy: France
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?
 He began skiing at age two in Morzine, France. He went on to compete in the sport as an able-bodied athlete but stopped racing in 2001 in order to pursue his studies in commerce. After his accident he decided he wanted to return to skiing.
Why this sport?
 "One year after my terrible accident, I knew I had to lift my head and bounce back, so I decided to challenge myself at becoming a professional sportsman."
Senior International Debut
Year
 2005
Competing for
 France
Location
 Austria
General Interest
Nicknames
 Yo (IPC, 10 Feb 2018)
Hero / Idol
 French alpine skier Luc Alphand. (IPC, 10 Feb 2018)
Injuries
 He injured his left shoulder in February 2018. (IPC, 10 Feb 2018)

He suffered an injury to his right hand after crashing at the 2016 World Cup Finals in Aspen, CO, United States of America. (IPC, 10 Feb 2018)

In January 2015 he sustained a rib injury while competing at the 2015 World Cup event in La Molina, Spain. (Facebook page, 30 Jan 2015)
Impairment
 He has paraplegia after falling 30 metres to the ground in a paragliding accident in September 2002. (IPC, 10 Feb 2018; meltyxtrem.fr, 07 Mar 2014; yohann-taberlet.ifrance.com, 04 Jan 2011)
Other information
 RETIREMENT
He announced his retirement from the sport in March 2018. "In total my career lasted 23 years. At some point, I have to live for something else: for me, for my loved ones. I really enjoyed myself, I lived crazy moments in as much joy as pain." (ledauphine.com, 26 Mar 2018)

Competition Highlights (historical)
Paralympic Games
Rank Year Event Result
6 2010 Downhill - Sitting 1:19.92
24 2010 Slalom - Sitting 2:10.26
9 2010 Giant Slalom - Sitting 2:50.65
9 2010 Super-G - Sitting 1:24.79
9 2010 Super Combined - Sitting 2:17.62
7 2014 Downhill - Sitting 1:26.61
  2014 Super-G - Sitting DNF
5 2014 Slalom - Sitting 1:57.80
  2014 Super Combined - Sitting DNF
4 2014 Giant Slalom - Sitting 2:34.90
4 2018 Downhill - Sitting 1:26.23
6 2018 Super-G - Sitting 1:27.46
5 2018 Super Combined - Sitting 2:16.70
  2018 Giant Slalom - Sitting  DNF
  2018 Slalom - Sitting  DNF
World Championships
Rank Year Event Result
  2008/2009 Downhill - Sitting  DNF
11 2008/2009 Slalom - Sitting 1:55.17
11 2008/2009 Giant Slalom - Sitting 2:19.43
13 2008/2009 Super-G - Sitting 1:03.16
  2008/2009 Super Combined - Sitting  DNF
  2010/2011 Downhill - Sitting  DNF
5 2010/2011 Super-G - Sitting 1:21.20
3 2010/2011 Super Combined - Sitting 2:09.98
2 2010/2011 Slalom - Sitting 1:32.24
15 2010/2011 Giant Slalom - Sitting 2:24.93
3 2012/2013 Downhill - Sitting 1:32.77
2 2012/2013 Super-G - Sitting 1:13.50
  2012/2013 Slalom - Sitting  DNF
  2012/2013 Super Combined - Sitting  DNF
5 2012/2013 Giant Slalom - Sitting 2:22.44
13 2014/2015 Super-G - Sitting 1:24.96
  2014/2015 Super Combined - Sitting  DNF
12 2014/2015 Giant Slalom - Sitting 2:13.53 
  2014/2015 Slalom - Sitting DNF
6 2016/2017 Downhill - Sitting 1:15.33
  2016/2017 Super-G - Sitting  DNF
  2016/2017 Super Combined - Sitting  DNF
  2016/2017 Giant Slalom - Sitting  DNF
10 2016/2017 Slalom - Sitting 1:30.42
World Cup Final
Rank Year Event Result
6 2015/2016 Giant Slalom - Sitting 1:44.13
4 2015/2016 Giant Slalom - Sitting 1:48.54
  2015/2016 Slalom - Sitting  DNF
  2015/2016 Downhill - Sitting  DNF
11 2016/2017 Downhill - Sitting 1:30.17
11 2016/2017 Super-G - Sitting 1:33.89
  2016/2017 Super-G - Sitting  DNF
  2016/2017 Giant Slalom - Sitting  DNF
3 2016/2017 Slalom - Sitting 1:36.01
World Cup
Rank Year Event Result
8 2010/2011 Slalom - Sitting  
9 2011/2012 Slalom - Sitting  
9 2011/2012 Giant Slalom - Sitting  
9 2011/2012 Super-G - Sitting  
2 2012/2013 Downhill - Sitting  
7 2012/2013 Slalom - Sitting  
15 2012/2013 Giant Slalom - Sitting  
11 2013/2014 Super-G - Sitting  
15 2015/2016 Downhill - Sitting  
9 2015/2016 Slalom - Sitting  
7 2015/2016 Giant Slalom - Sitting  
9 2015/2016 Super-G - Sitting  
10 2016/2017 Downhill - Sitting  
10 2016/2017 Slalom - Sitting  
17 2016/2017 Super-G - Sitting  
  2017/2018 Giant Slalom - Sitting  DNF
4 2017/2018 Giant Slalom - Sitting 2:06.49
  2017/2018 Slalom - Sitting  DNF
  2017/2018 Slalom - Sitting  DNF
  2017/2018 Slalom - Sitting  DNF
2 2017/2018 Slalom - Sitting 1:52.24
5 2017/2018 Giant Slalom - Sitting 2:15.97
3 2017/2018 Giant Slalom - Sitting 2:20.41
  2017/2018 Giant Slalom - Sitting  DNF
  2017/2018 Slalom - Sitting  DNF
9 2017/2018 Slalom - Sitting  
5 2017/2018 Giant Slalom - Sitting  
Kühtai
Rank Year Event Result
  2016/2017 Slalom - Sitting  DNF
  2016/2017 Giant Slalom - Sitting  DNF
  2016/2017 Giant Slalom - Sitting  DNF
St. Moritz
Rank Year Event Result
  2016/2017 Giant Slalom - Sitting  DNF
  2016/2017 Giant Slalom - Sitting  DNF
5 2016/2017 Slalom - Sitting 1:33.87
8 2016/2017 Slalom - Sitting 1:34.56
Innerkrems
Rank Year Event Result
5 2016/2017 Downhill - Sitting 48.25
  2016/2017 Downhill - Sitting  DNS
10 2016/2017 Super-G - Sitting 1:18.61
4 2016/2017 Super Combined - Sitting 2:04.11