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1981 In France
Events from the year 1981 in France. Incumbents * President: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (until 21 May), François Mitterrand (starting 21 May) * Prime Minister: Raymond Barre (until 21 May), Pierre Mauroy (starting 21 May) Events *24 April – French presidential election: A first-round runoff results between Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and François Mitterrand. *10 May – Presidential Election won by François Mitterrand. *21 May – François Mitterrand becomes the first socialist President of the French Fifth Republic. *14 June – Legislative Election held. *21 June – Legislative Election held. *September – Launch of the Renault 9, a small-four door family saloon with front-wheel drive which falls into the Renault range between the R14 and R18 model ranges. It will share a floorpan with a new hatchback model to replace the R14 from early 1983. *18 September – France abolishes capital punishment, four years after its final execution. *27 September – TGV high speed rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of France
The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (french: Président de la République française), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. As the presidency is the supreme magistracy of the country, the position is the highest office in France. The powers, functions and duties of prior presidential offices, in addition to their relation with the Prime Minister of France, prime minister and Government of France, have over time differed with the various constitutional documents since the French Second Republic, Second Republic. The president of the French Republic is the ''Ex officio member, ex officio'' Co-Princes of Andorra, co-prince of Andorra, grand master of the Legion of Honour and of the Ordre national du Mérite, National Order of Merit. The officeholder is also honorary proto-canon of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, although some have rejected the title in the past. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste Paternotte
Jean-Baptiste Paternotte (born 4 January 1981) is a French football player who plays in Belgium for Union Royale Namur. He has also played for A.F.C. Tubize and CS Sedan in the Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, t .... References 1981 births Living people People from Noyon French men's footballers Men's association football defenders CS Sedan Ardennes players US Roye-Noyon players AFC Compiègne players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Royale Union Tubize-Braine players French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium R. Olympic Charleroi Châtelet Farciennes players Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Szombathelyi Haladás footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Union Namur pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pro Gamer
Esports, short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional sports, professional players, individually or as teams. Although organized competitions have long been a part of video game culture, these were largely between amateurs until the late 2000s, when participation by professional gamers and spectatorship in these events through live streaming saw a large surge in popularity. By the 2010s, esports was a significant factor in the video game industry, with many game developers actively designing and providing funding for tournaments and other events. The most common video game genres associated with esports are multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), first-person shooter (FPS), Fighting game, fighting, Digital collectible card game, card, Battle royale game, battle royale and real-time strategy (RTS) games. Popular esports franchises include ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertrand Grospellier
Bertrand Grospellier (; born 8 February 1981 in Melun), also known as ElkY , is a French poker player and former '' StarCraft: Brood War'' and ''Warcraft III'' esports player. He has won a World Poker Tour (WPT), a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and a European Poker Tour (EPT) title, giving him the Triple Crown. He is a partypoker Pro and he currently resides in Prague, Czech Republic. ElkY is ranked #77 on the Global Poker Index (info from 8 July 2014). In November 2015 ElkY returned to the esports scene by joining Team Liquid as a ''Hearthstone'' player. ''StarCraft'' and ''WarCraft III'' ElkY was one of the top ranked ''StarCraft'' players in the world, having placed second in the World Cyber Games in 2001 and continuing his career in South Korea in the years subsequent including a fourth-place finish in an Ongamenet Starleague. By 2002, he picked up the newly released '' WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos'' and garnered success by finishing second in the televised Ongamene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Martot
David Martot (born 1 February 1981) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Martot was born in Fécamp. He rose through the youth system at Le Havre AC before playing for the club's B side in the 2001–02 season. He progressed to the first team in the following season, appearing 25 times in Ligue 1 and scoring two goals. He made the same number of appearances in the 2003–04 season, albeit in Ligue 2 after Le Havre were relegated, scoring once. In 2004–05, Martot took part in only six games, adding one goal to his career total. He managed five goals in 32 appearances during the 2005–06 campaign, and scored twice in 23 games the following season.Le Havre profile and statistics L'Equipe w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Ouon
Edwin Ouon (born 26 January 1981) is a Rwandan former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was regarded as one of the best centre backs in the Cypriot First Division league, having won the 'Defender of the year' prize in the 2008–09 season. Club career Ouon was born in Aubervilliers, France. In 2008, he signed for AEL Limassol. In the 2011–12 season he was one of the key players helping the team win the Cypriot First Division. The 2012–13 season started very well for Ouon and he participated in UEFA Europa League. Honours AEL Limassol * Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus officially ...: 2011–12 References External links * * * Steaua interest in Ouon Profile at aelfc.com 1981 births Living people French people of Rwandan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florent Lacasse
Florent Lacasse (born 21 January 1981, in Paris) is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He finished sixth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and seventh at the 2006 IAAF World Cup. He also competed in the 2004 Olympics. In 2007 Lacasse was found guilty of testosterone doping. The sample was delivered on 18 May 2007 in an out-of-competition test in Manosque. He received an IAAF suspension from July 2007 to July 2009. His personal best time is 1:44.48 minutes, achieved in July 2004 in Rome. See also *List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences The following is an incomplete list of sportspeople who have been involved in doping offences. It contains those who have been found to have, or have admitted to having, taken illegal performance-enhancing drugs, prohibited recreational drugs or ... References * 1981 births Living people French male middle-distance runners Athletes from Paris Athletes (track and field) at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathieu Maton
Mathieu Maton (born 19 January 1981) is a retired French footballer who played as a striker. Career He was part of France squad at 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Argentina between 17 June and 8 July 2001. The 2001 championship was the 13th contested. The tournament took part in six cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Salta, and Mar de .... References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maton, Mathieu 1981 births Living people Men's association football forwards French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers France men's under-21 international footballers Lille OSC players LB Châteauroux players AS Cannes players R.A.A. Louviéroise players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players Wasquehal Football players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christophe Riblon
Christophe Riblon (born 17 January 1981) is a French former road and track racing cyclist who competed as a professional for the team for 13 seasons between 2005 and 2017. He also competed for France at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Career Born in Tremblay-en-France, Seine-Saint-Denis, Riblon won two mountain-top finishes of the Tour de France, including stage 14 of the 2010 Tour de France at the ski resort of Ax-3 Domaines in the Pyrenees, and stage 18 of the 2013 Tour de France at Alpe d'Huez. During his 2010 victory, he was part of the early breakaway that went free into the race, and he crested the penultimate climb of the day alone, the Port de Pailheres. He had a two-minute lead at the foot of the last climb, and held on to win solo as the general classification contenders were battling it out behind him. He won his 2013 stage following a long breakaway, chasing down Tejay van Garderen over the second ascent of Alpe d'Huez and holding on to win by a minute, despite crash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thierry Ascione
Thierry Ascione (born 17 January 1981) is a retired professional tour male tennis player from France. He turned pro in 2000 and retired in September 2010, reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 81 in February 2004. He played Roger Federer in the second round of Roland Garros 2007, saving five match points in the third set and holding two set points before eventually losing in straight sets. He coached the former World No.3 WTA player, Elina Svitolina. He was also coach to former World No.5 ATP player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and former World No.7 Richard Gasquet. He is currently coaching Lucas Pouille since 2021. Trivia *Began playing tennis at age eight with his older brother, Frédéric. *His uncle was European boxing champion and another uncle was World military boxing champion. *Coached by former ATP professional and countryman Jérôme Potier. *Was Marat Safin's last ATP match win after holding 3 match points at the 2009 BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, Bercy. *He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taekwondo
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. The literal translation for tae kwon do is "kicking", "punching", and "the art or way of". They are a kind of martial arts in which one attacks or defends with hands and feet anytime or anywhere, with occasional use of weapons. The physical training undertaken in Taekwondo is purposeful and fosters strength of mind through mental armament. Taekwondo practitioners wear a uniform, known as a dobok. It is a combat sport and was developed during the 1940s and 1950s by Korean martial artists with experience in martial arts such as karate, Chinese martial arts, and indigenous Korean martial arts traditions such as Taekkyon, Subak, and Gwonbeop. The oldest governing body for Taekwondo is the Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA), formed in 1959 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myriam Baverel
Myriam Baverel (born 14 January 1981) is a French taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she received a silver medal in the +67 kg class."2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Taekwondo" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 22, 2008) She reached the at the in |
