Jean-Luc Rougé

Jean-Luc Rougé
Jean-Luc Rouge (1976)
Personal information
Born (1949-05-30) 30 May 1949 (age 75)
Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France
OccupationJudoka
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
CountryFrance
SportJudo
Weight class–93 kg, +95 kg
Rank     10th dan black belt[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games5th (1976)
World Champ.Gold (1975)
European Champ.Gold (1973, 1977, 1979,
Gold( 1980)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  France
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 Vienna –93 kg
Silver medal – second place 1979 Paris +95 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Paris Open
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 Madrid –93 kg
Gold medal – first place 1977 Ludwigshafen +95 kg
Gold medal – first place 1979 Brussels +95 kg
Gold medal – first place 1980 Vienna –95 kg
Silver medal – second place 1975 Lyon –93 kg
Silver medal – second place 1978 Helsinki Open
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Helsinki +95 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Berlin –93 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 1967 Lisbon –85 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF26416
JudoInside.com5222
Updated on 10 March 2023

Jean-Luc Rougé (born 30 May 1949, Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French judoka. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2]

Biography

Fighting in the under 93 kg weight division, Rougé was the first French judoka to win gold medal at the World Judo Championships in 1975. He was elected president of the French Judo Federation in 2005, replacing Michel Vial. He was also a candidate for the 1993 French parliamentary elections under the banner of Rassemblement par le sport. On 23 November 2013 Rougé was promoted to the rank of 9th dan, and on 13 December 2023 it was announced that he had been promoted to exclusive and exalted rank of 10th dan.[1]

A Harai goshi specialist, Rougé wrote a comprehensive book on the technique.[3]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b Messner, Nicolas (13 December 2023). "Jean-Luc Rougé Awarded 10th Dan". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jean-Luc Rougé". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  3. ^ Rougé, Jean Luc (1991), "Harai Goshi", Judo Masterclass Techniques, Ippon Books

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