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Didier Courrèges (born 15 June 1960 in
Évreux Évreux () is a commune in and the capital of the department of Eure, in the French region of Normandy. History Antiquity In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century AD, was named '' Mediolanum Aulercorum'', "the central town ...
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Eure Eure ( ; ; or ) is a department in the administrative region of Normandy, northwestern France, named after the river Eure. Its prefecture is Évreux. In 2021, Eure had a population of 598,934.horse rider.Didier Courrèges
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He is professor of equitation at the National School of Equitation in
Saumur Saumur () is a Communes of France, commune in the Maine-et-Loire Departments of France, department in western France. The town is located between the Loire and Thouet rivers, and is surrounded by the vineyards of Saumur itself, Chinon, Bourgu ...
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, and a member of its equestrian display team, the '' Cadre Noir''. He is a
non-commissioned officer A non-commissioned officer (NCO) is an enlisted rank, enlisted leader, petty officer, or in some cases warrant officer, who does not hold a Commission (document), commission. Non-commissioned officers usually earn their position of authority b ...
in the
French Army The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (, , ), is the principal Army, land warfare force of France, and the largest component of the French Armed Forces; it is responsible to the Government of France, alongside the French Navy, Fren ...
and holds the rank of ''
major Major most commonly refers to: * Major (rank), a military rank * Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits * People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames * Major and minor in musi ...
''. He was a member of the French team that won a gold medal in team eventing in the 2004 Summer Olympics.


Honours

* Knight of the
Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...


References

1960 births Living people Sportspeople from Évreux Event riders French male equestrians Olympic equestrians for France Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France 21st-century French sportsmen 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-equestrian-bio-stub