Gaël Rivière

Personal information
Born	(1989-12-23) 23 December 1989 (age 34) Saint-Benoit, Reunion
Sport
Sport	5-a-side football
Medal record Representing  France Paralympic Games 2012 London Men's tournament IBSA European Championships 2009 Nantes Men's tournament 2022 Pescara Men's tournament 2019 Rome Men's tournament 2008 Malaga Men's tournament

Gaël Jean Michel Rivière (born 23 December 1989) is a French 5-a-side footballer who plays as a midfielder, he competed at the 2012 and 2020 Summer Paralympics. He is a Paralympic silver medalist and a double European champion.^[1][2]

Rivière was born blind on the island of Réunion, he lived there until he was 15 years old then moved to Paris to further his education and become a lawyer at Paris-Panthéon-Assas University. While growing up, he was inspired by Les Bleus at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, he had a football in a plastic bag so that he could hear the ball while he played.^[3][4]

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