Wheelchair racer Cody Fournie won second gold medal at 2024 Paris Paralympics

Canadian wheelchair racer Cody Fournie won a second gold medal in T51 men’s 100 meters at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Before this incredible win, he also won another gold medal in his first Paralympic competition in the 200-meter race on Sep 3, 2024.

He earned this medal by completing the wheelchair race in his debut race. Now, he has set a record for a 100-meter Paralympic race by hitting the mark in just 19.63 seconds.

Hence, no rival could catch Canadian as he shot off the starting line. His recent wins made clear how much effort Cody and his coach Geoffery Harris had put into the racing competition since he placed second in the 100-meter race at the World Para Athletics Championship in Kobe, Japan in May 2024.

Cody stated after the competition that it was just a new technique he and Geoffery worked on since the Kobe competition. It was a quick tempo which led to longer steps.

Although racer Cody Fournie won a second gold medal and became T-51 wheelchair sprint king at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. He did not like the attention that came with his accomplishment.

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Cody also stated he did not know how to take it. The newfound fame is not something he is used to. He is better one on one. He doesn’t like people staring at him and looking at him. Cody definitely did not like talking to all these reporters.

On the other hand, his wife could not visit Paris for the Paralympics because they had another trip scheduled for October. Cody stated they are saving their money to go to Mexico. He did not want to pay her a lot of money to come watch her for a little while. He wanted to have her stay at an Airbnb by herself.

However, Cody had a history of difficulties when the truck hit him while crossing the street in Kamloops, British Columbia at the age of eleven. It broke his neck and left him quadriplegic, paralyzing all four limbs.