David Douillet

David Douillet
Personal information
Born (1969-02-17) 17 February 1969 (age 55)
OccupationJudoka
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight125 kg (276 lb)[2]
Sport
CountryFrance
SportJudo
Weight class+100 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1996, 2000)
World Champ.Gold (1993, 1995, 1995,
Gold( 1997)
European Champ.Gold (1994)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta +95 kg
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona +95 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Hamilton +95 kg
Gold medal – first place 1995 Chiba +95 kg
Gold medal – first place 1995 Chiba Open
Gold medal – first place 1997 Paris +95 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Gdansk +95 kg
Silver medal – second place 1993 Athens +95 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Prague +95 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Paris +95 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Athens +95 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF14181
JudoInside.com2467
Updated on 1 June 2023

David Donald Hubert Roger Douillet (French pronunciation: [david dɔnald ybɛʁ ʁɔʒe dujɛ]; born 17 February 1969 in Rouen) is a French politician and retired judoka.

Douillet won two consecutive gold medals at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and Sydney competing in the heavyweight division.[3] He is also a four-time judo world champion and one-time European champion. These achievements make him one of the most decorated judoka in history. After his sporting career, he was involved alongside Bernadette Chirac in the charity Opération Pièces Jaunes. He also became a consulting sportsman for Canal+. He was elected deputy to the French National Assembly on 18 October 2009 and on 26 September 2011 became the new Sports Minister until May 2012.

  1. ^ "Judo et Jeux Olympiques". Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Judo et Jeux Olympiques". Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Douillet". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.