Arkema Athletes
Pauline Déroulède
French wheelchair tennis champion
National champion in 2021, 2022 and 2023, Pauline is a spirited athlete.
“I’m very determined. I like fighting, and when I decide to go for it, I give it my all.”
Following an accident in 2018 when she lost her left leg, Pauline, who had been playing tennis since childhood, was driven to become a professional wheelchair tennis player.
I set myself the challenge of an individual sport. But without a team around you, you can't do it. And for me, to have the kind of support provided by Arkema around me is invaluable.”
2024
- French Vice-Champion Wheelchair Tennis
2023
- French Champion Wheelchair Tennis
2022
- French Champion Wheelchair Tennis
2021
- French Champion Wheelchair Tennis
Alexis Hanquinquant
Triathlon Gold medalist at the Tokyo and Paris Paralympic Games
The victim of a serious accident on a construction site in 2010 where he worked as a bricklayer and tile-layer, Alexis had his leg saved following some thirty operations over 3 years. Continuing to suffer from pain, he then requested to have his leg amputated in 2013, the starting point of a new life for him.
“For me, there’s no boundary between triathlon and paratriathlon. I feel I’m a fully-fledged triathlete. I don't really have a disability, I have a difference.”
Already well into sport before his accident, Alexis embarked on the triathlon discipline. One way for him to set himself an ambitious goal. With no coach, in 2016 he became French runner-up in this sport. From then on, he turned to the French team, and victory after victory followed.
Alexis had his mind set on gold at the Paris 2024 Games, and got it!
Arkema today is a major player in French sport and can help make sport accessible to everybody, disabled or not.”
2026
- Paratriathlon European Champion PTS4
- Paratriathlon World Champion PTS4
2025
- Paratriathlon French champion PTS4
- Paratriathlon European Champion PTS4
- Paratriathlon World Champion PTS4
2024
- Paratriathlon European Champion PTS4
- Paratriathlon World Champion PTS4
- Paratriathlon Paralympic Champion PTS4
2023
- Paratriathlon European Champion PTS4
- Paratriathlon World Champion PTS4
2022
- Paratriathlon French champion PTS4
- Paratriathlon European Champion PTS4
- Paratriathlon World Champion PTS4
2021
- Paratriathlon French champion PTS4
- Paratriathlon European Champion PTS4
- Paratriathlon World Champion PTS4
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Paratriathlon Paralympic Champion PTS4
2020
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Paratriathlon French champion PTS4
2019
- Paratriathlon French champion PTS4
- Paratriathlon European Champion PTS4
- Paratriathlon World Champion PT4
2018
- Paratriathlon French champion PTS4
- Paratriathlon European Champion PTS4
- Paratriathlon World Champion PT4
2017
- Paratriathlon French champion PTS4
- Paratriathlon European Champion PTS4
- Paratriathlon World Champion PT4
2016
- Paratriathlon French Runner-up PT4
Clara Mateo
Football player and engineer
A young player with the Paris FC in Arkema Première Ligue and in the French national women’s football team, Clara is also an Arkema employee!
Following an internship in the Group in 2019 as she was studying materials engineering at the Ecole Polytech Paris-Saclay, she joined Arkema on graduation as a Business Development Engineer.
“The competition I would love to win? The Olympic Games!”
There’s plenty in common between my sporting activity and what I do in the corporate world. The idea is to improve the performance of athletes.”
A podcast about her career
In "Clara Mateo, en équilibre", a podcast produced by the French Soccer Federation, Clara talks about her career and how she reconciles her two careers: business developer at Arkema on the one hand, and French international player on the other.
2025
- France champion with Paris FC team
- Best season player in Arkema Première Ligue (LFFP 2025 Trophies)
- Best player in Arkema Première Ligue (UNFP 2025 Trophies)
- Player of the month September 2025 in Arkema Première Ligue
2024
- Player of the month December 2024 in Arkema Première Ligue
- Player of the month November 2024 in Arkema Première Ligue
2022
- Semi-finalist national French team at Euro 2022
- Member of the team for the 2021/2022 season at the UNFP French Football Trophies
- Player of the month February 2022 in D1 Arkema
2020
- First appearance with French national team
2016
- U-19 European Champion (French national team)
- U-20 Women's World Cup Runner-up (French national team)
Prithika Pavade
Rising star of French table tennis
At just 22 years old, Prithika Pavade has already been competing on the international stage for several years.
After making a name for herself in Paris in 2024, she won a bronze medal in women’s singles at the 2026 European Championships, cementing her place among Europe’s top players.
Prithika Pavade stands out in particular for her highly aggressive style of play, which relies on speed and taking the initiative to unsettle her opponents. This approach has propelled her to No. 33 in the world rankings (October 2026).
2026
- French Women’s Singles Champion
- French Mixed Doubles Champion
- Bronze medalist at the European Championships (women’s singles)
2024
- Bronze medal at the World Team Championships
2023
- French Women’s Doubles Champion
- French Mixed Doubles Champion
- Bronze medal at the European Team Championships
2022
- French Women’s Singles Champion
- French Women’s Doubles Champion
