Nationality France Country France Name Jean-Luc Rouge | Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Sport Judo | |
Born May 30, 1949 (age 74) ( 1949-05-30 ) Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France Weight 95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st) | ||
Judo Paris 1979: Yasuhiro Yamashita (JPN) - Jean Luc Rouge (FRA)
Jean-Luc Rouge (born May 30, 1949, Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French judoka.
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Biography
Fighting in the under 93 kg weight division, Rouge 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 Rouge was promoted to the rank of 9th dan.
A Harai goshi specialist, Rouge wrote a comprehensive book on the technique.
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