Pierre Durand (show jumper)
Pierre Durand (born February 16, 1955 in Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle , Gironde department , France ) is a former French show jumper .
Life
Until 1987, Durand rode exclusively in his spare time. After completing his law degree, he worked as a lawyer, bailiff and bankruptcy administrator. His father was also a successful rider.
In 1984 Pierre Durand took part in the Olympic Games with Jappeloup de Luze , finished sixth with the team and came 14th in the individual standings.
In the summer of 1987, Pierre Durand won the individual European championship in show jumping , with the team he won the silver medal. He decided to concentrate fully on riding now. At the World Cup finals in spring 1988, he finished second.
His greatest achievement was winning the individual gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. Here he was also third with the team. In 1990 he became world champion with the French team at the first World Equestrian Games in Stockholm. He achieved all these successes together with the dark brown gelding Jappeloup de Luze , who was made available to him by Henry Delage. After his great success, he was signed by the marketing company IMG .
After his sporting career, he was President of the Fédération française d'équitation (FFE) from 1993 to 1998 , comparable to the German Equestrian Association .
The life of his successful horse Jappeloup de Luze was filmed by Christian Duguay from 2011 and was released in French cinemas in 2013.
Career
Olympic games
- 1988 in Seoul : bronze medal team, gold medal individual on Jappeloup de Luze
World championships
European championships
- 1987 in St. Gallen : silver medal team, gold medal individual on Jappeloup de Luze
- 1989 in Rotterdam : team silver medal
More Achievements
- 1982 French champion on Jappeloup de Luze
- 1986 French champion
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pierre Durand in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
- ↑ Results database of the FEI ( Memento of the original from August 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , u. a. with the results of the Olympic Games in equestrian sport
- ↑ Jappeloup, the film - actors wanted! , St. Georg , January 22, 2011
- ↑ Jappeloup on kino-zeit.de
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Durand, Pierre |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French show jumper |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle , Gironde department |