Jean-François Lamour

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Jean-François Lamour

Jean-François Lamour (born February 2, 1956 in Paris ) is a former French fencer and former sports minister. He won the gold medal in saber singles at the Olympic Games in 1984 and 1988 .

Lamour began in 1963 in Paris with fencing master Augustin Parent with the sport. At the 1980 Olympic Games , Lamour was eliminated in the second round. He was the only French fencer who went without a medal in 1980. At the 1984 Olympic Games, Lamour won the saber singles final against the Italian Mario Marin . In the team competition, Lamour also reached the final with the French team, but lost to the Italian team around Marin.

In 1986 Lamour won bronze in singles at the World Championships in Sofia. At the World Fencing Championships in 1987 Lamour won the title in singles and bronze with the team. In 1988 in Seoul Lamour won the individual Olympic competition against Janusz Olech from Poland . The French team reached the final for bronze and lost to the Italians. In the same year he was voted France's Sportsman of the Year (“ Champion des champions ”) by the sports newspaper L'Équipe .

In 1989 at the World Fencing Championships , Lamour won bronze with the team. At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, ​​Lamour won two more bronze medals in individual and with the team. Lamour won a total of 13 French championship titles from 1977 to 1992.

After his sporting career, the trained physiotherapist switched to French politics. Until 1995 he was an advisor to the Mayor of Paris. From 1995 to 2002 he was advisor for youth and sport to the French president. From 2002 to 2004 Lamour was Minister of Sport, from 2004 to May 2007 he was Minister for Youth and Sport. Since 2007 he has been a member of the UMP in the French National Assembly .

literature

  • Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle III. Mexico City 1968 - Los Angeles 1984. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-328-00741-5 .
  • Volker Kluge: Summer Olympic Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 .

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SURNAME Lamour, Jean-François
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French Olympic fencer and politician, member of the National Assembly
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd February 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris