Thierry Rey (born June 1, 1959) is a French

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ka, world champion and olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the ''extra lightweight (60 kg) division'' at the 1980 Summer Olympics in

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(Retrieved on June 19, 2008) He is the father of Martin Rey-Chirac, as a result of a relation with

Claude Chirac Claude Chirac, (born 6 December 1962) is the youngest daughter of French president Jacques Chirac and was her father's personal advisor from 1994 until his death in 2019. Biography Chirac is the director of communication at PRTP.PA which is ...

, a daughter of late president Jacques Chirac.

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* 1959 births Living people French male judoka Olympic judoka of France Judoka at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in judo World judo champions Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics 20th-century French people {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub