Full name Philippe Gagnon Name Philippe Gagnon Nationality Canadian Role Swimmer | Sport Swimming Height 1.83 m Strokes butterfly, freestyle Weight 75 kg | |
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Born January 20, 1980 (age 44) ( 1980-01-20 ) | ||
Andre philippe gagnon master impersonator
Philippe Gagnon (born January 20, 1980) is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer.
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- Andre philippe gagnon master impersonator
- Andre philippe gagnon au festival du rire de liege 2013
- Career
- References
Andre philippe gagnon au festival du rire de liege 2013
Career
Gagnon first competed for Canada at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, where he won gold in the 100 metre freestyle S10 in a world record time of 54.30, gold in the 400 metre freestyle S10 in a Paralympic record time of 4:11.44 and silver in the 100 metre butterfly S10 in 1:00.25. In the relays, Gagnono with Benoît Huot, Adam Purdy and Andrew Haley won gold in the 4×100 metre medley 34pts in a world record time of 4:32.39 and with Haley, Purdy and Brad Sales finished 4th in the 4×100 metre freestyle 34pts in 4:14.69.
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Gagnon won silver in the 50 metre EAD freestyle. Competing against swimmers in other classifications, Gagnon covered the distance in 25.04, equaling the world record. In the 100 metre EAD freestyle, Gagnon finished 5th in 54.65.