Jean-Luc Rougé

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Jean-Luc Rougé (born May 30, 1949 in Clichy ) is a former French judoka . In 1975 he was the first French judo world champion.

Athletic career

The 1.90 m tall Rougé won six French championship titles in light heavyweight between 1969 and 1980, he won three titles each in heavyweight and in the open class.

He was European Cadet Champion in 1967 and European Junior Champion in 1969. In October 1969 he finished fifth at the world championships both in the light heavyweight division and in the open class. In 1971 he was military world champion in both weight classes. In 1973 he won his first European light heavyweight title by beating the British David Starbrook in the final . At the World Championships in the same year, he finished fifth in the open class. In 1974 Rougé won the Tournoi de Paris for the first time .

At the European Championships in 1975 Rougé was defeated in the final of the light heavyweight division against Dietmar Lorenz from the GDR. Until 1975, all judo world champions came from Japan or the Netherlands. At the World Championships in Vienna in 1975 Vladimir Newsorov won from the Soviet Union in the light middleweight division. In the light heavyweight division, Rougé needed three fights to reach the semi-finals. In the semifinals he defeated David Starbrook and in the final the Japanese Michinori Ishibashi , making him the first French judo world champion. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal , Rougé won his first two light heavyweight bouts and was then eliminated by David Starbrook. In the open class he was defeated by the later Olympic champion Haruki Uemura from Japan, in the round of hope he was defeated by Schota Tschotschischwili from the Soviet Union in the battle for the bronze medal and took fifth place.

In 1977 Rougé won the final of the European Heavyweight Championships against Dzhibilo Nizharadze from the Soviet Union. The following year he won two medals at the 1978 European Championships . In the heavyweight division he lost to the Dutchman Peter Adelaar and received bronze, in the open class Rougé won silver behind Dietmar Lorenz. In 1979 Rougé won the Tournoi de Paris for the third time after 1974 and 1977 . At the European Championships in Brussels he won the heavyweight final against Vitaly Kuznetsov from the Soviet Union. In December 1979 at the World Championships in Paris Rougé again won two medals. In the heavyweight division he lost to the Japanese Yasuhiro Yamashita in the final , in the open class he lost in the semifinals to the Japanese Sumio Endo , in the battle for bronze he defeated the Poland Dariusz Nowakowski . 1980 Rougé returned to the light heavyweight division and won the final against Dietmar Lorenz at the European Championships . At the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, he was defeated in the quarter-finals by Belgian Robert Van de Walle and finished in seventh place.

Jean-Luc Rougé remained connected to the sport of judo. He was President of the French Judo Federation, Vice President of the European Judo Union and General Secretary of the International Judo Federation . He is a 9th Dan and has been the Commander of the Legion of Honor since 2017 .

literature

  • Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle III. Mexico City 1968 - Los Angeles 1984. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-328-00741-5 , p. 504ff (1976) and p. 731 (1980).

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personal data
SURNAME Rougé, Jean-Luc
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French judoka
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Clichy