{{Short description|French Paralympic swimmer (born 2001)}} {{Infobox athlete | name = Ugo Didier | nickname = | image = Ugo Didier médaillé d'or Paris 2024 après le podium.png | imagesize = | caption = Didier at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | nationality = | sport = Para swimming | disability = | disability_class = S9 | event = | club = | coach = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|9|11|df=y}} | birth_place = Le Chesnay, France<ref name="Didier">{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/ugo-didier_3068405 |title=Ugo Didier |work=Paris 2024 Paralympics |access-date=7 September 2024}} ([https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/ugo-didier_3068405 alternate link], [https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024-paralimpicos/atleta/ugo-didier_3068405 alternate link 2])</ref> | show-medals = no | country = {{FRA}} | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Para swimming}} {{Medal|Country|{{FRA}}}} {{MedalCompetition | Paralympic Games}} {{MedalGold|2024 Paris|400 m freestyle S9}} {{MedalSilver| 2020 Tokyo | 400 m freestyle S9}} {{MedalSilver|2024 Paris|100 m backstroke S9}} {{MedalSilver|2024 Paris|200 m medley SM9}} {{MedalBronze|2020 Tokyo|200 m medley SM9}} {{Medal|Competition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold|2017 Mexico City|100 m backstroke S9}} {{MedalSilver|2019 London|100 m backstroke S9}} {{MedalSilver|2022 Madeira| 200 m medley SM9}} {{MedalSilver|2022 Madeira|100 m freestyle S9}} {{MedalSilver|2022 Madeira|400 m freestyle S9}} {{MedalSilver|2022 Madeira|100 m backstroke S9}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Manchester|100 m freestyle S9}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Manchester|400 m freestyle S9}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Manchester|100m backstroke S9}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Manchester|200 m medley SM9}} {{MedalBronze|2019 London|400 m freestyle S9}} {{MedalBronze|2023 Manchester|50 m freestyle S9}} {{MedalBronze|2025 Singapore|200 m medley SM9}} {{MedalBronze|2025 Singapore|100 m freestyle S9}} {{MedalBronze|2025 Singapore|100 m backstroke S9}} {{Medal|Competition|European Championships}} {{MedalGold|2018 Dublin|100 m backstroke S9}} {{MedalSilver|2018 Dublin|200 m medley S9}} {{MedalSilver|2020 Funchal|100 m freestyle S9}} }}
'''Ugo Didier''' (born 11 September 2001) is a French para swimmer. He represented France at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
==Career== Didier made his international debut for France at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships at the age of 14.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/unstoppable-ugo-didier |title=Unstoppable Ugo Didier |website=paralympic.org |date=21 March 2019 |access-date=25 August 2021 |archive-date=25 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825103512/https://www.paralympic.org/news/unstoppable-ugo-didier |url-status=live }}</ref>
He represented France at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal in the 400 metre freestyle S9 event, and a bronze medal in the 200 metre individual medley SM9 event.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Better than Léon Marchand or Michael Phelps ? This athlete will make you forget the 2 legends - We Are Wearside |url=https://wearewearside.com/2024/08/28/better-than-leon-marchand-or-michael-phelps-this-athlete-will-make-you-forget-the-2-legends/ |date=August 28, 2024 |access-date=August 28, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1358040-didier-ugo.htm|title=Ugo Didier |work=Tokyo 2020 Paralympics|access-date=25 August 2021|archive-date=25 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825081850/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1358040-didier-ugo.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He again represented France at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal in the 400 metre freestyle S9 event, France's first gold medal of the 2024 Paralympics.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |language=fr-FR |website=Le Parisien |date=29 August 2024 |title=Jeux paralympiques, natation : Ugo Didier, une remontada pour la première médaille d'or française |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/jo-paralympiques-paris-2024/jeux-paralympiques-natation-ugo-didier-une-remontada-pour-la-premiere-medaille-dor-francaise-29-08-2024-3O2NXA7VS5F57IFV2R7Y5YNRX4.php |access-date=2024-08-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-paralympics-para-swimming-ugo-didier-wins-first-gold-france-tactical-masterclass |title=Para swimming: Ugo Didier wins a first gold for France with a tactical masterclass |website=paralympic.org |first=Alexander |last=Martin |date=29 August 2024 |access-date=29 August 2024}}</ref> He also won silver medals in the 400 metre freestyle S9 and 200 metre individual medley SM9 events.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/paris-2024/feature/para-swimmer-ugo-didier-shines-city-light |title=Paris 2024: Para swimmer Ugo Didier shines in the City of Light |website=paralympic.org |date=4 September 2024 |access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life== Didier was born with club feet and weakness in both legs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20240829-swimmer-ugo-didier-collects-france-s-first-gold-medal-at-paris-paralympics |title=Swimmer Ugo Didier collects France's first gold medal at Paris Paralympics |website=france24.com |date=29 August 2024 |access-date=29 August 2024}}</ref> His younger brother, Lucas, is a para table tennis player for France.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.liberation.fr/sports/jeux-olympiques/jeux-paralympiques-2024-largent-pour-le-pongiste-lucas-didier-la-quatrieme-medaille-de-la-famille-20240907_74R7TR3UNZFPRK4VMU4ZVU4EDM/ |title=Jeux paralympiques 2024 : l'argent pour le pongiste Lucas Didier, la quatrième médaille de la famille |newspaper=Libération |date=7 September 2024 |access-date=7 September 2024 |language=French}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IPC}} * {{Team France|ugo-didier}} * {{CPSF}} * {{Facebook}}
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