Pierre Durand (born 16 February 1955) is a French show jumping champion, and 1988 Olympic champion.[1]
.jpg) Durand with Jappeloup at 1991 Pavarotti International in Modena | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s equestrian | ||
Representing  France
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1988 Seoul | Individual jumping |
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1988 Seoul | Team jumping |
| World Championships | ||
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1990 Stockholm | Team jumping |
Olympic record edit
Durand participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he won a gold medal in Individual Jumping, and also a team bronze medal.[2]
In film edit
Durand is played by Guillaume Canet in Jappeloup, a film by Christian Duguay about the bond he developed with Jappeloup until they won at the Olympics. He sued the producers for misuse of the brand "Jappeloup".[3][4][5]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pierre Durand, Jr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- ^ "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, Japan – Equestrian" Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 28 October 2008)
- ^ Ipert, Fiona (March 28, 2013). "Jappeloup attaqué par Pierre Durand" [Jappeloup attacked by Pierre Durand]. Le Figaro (in French).
- ^ "Les producteurs du film 'Jappeloup' attaqués par le cavalier Pierre Durand" [The producers of the film 'Jappeloup' attacked by the rider Pierre Durand]. Télérama (in French). March 29, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ Haget, Henri (March 27, 2013). "Le cavalier de Jappeloup attaque les producteurs du film" [The rider of Jappeloup attacks the producers of the film]. L'Express (in French).
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