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Jean-Luc Rougé (born 30 May 1949, Clichy,
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) is a French
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. He competed at the
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and the
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.


Biography

Fighting in the under 93 kg weight division, Rougé was the first French judoka to win gold medal at the
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in
1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
. He was elected president of the
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in 2005, replacing Michel Vial. He was also a candidate for the 1993 French parliamentary elections under the banner of ''Rassemblement par le sport''. On 23 November 2013 Rougé was promoted to the rank of 9th dan, and on 13 December 2023 it was announced that he had been promoted to exclusive and exalted rank of 10th dan. A
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specialist, Rougé wrote a comprehensive book on the technique.


Awards

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Gold medal in the 93 kg-
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in
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in 1975. **
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Silver medal in 95 kg to
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in 1979. **
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Bronze medal in open category in the
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in
Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
in 1979.


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* * French male judoka Living people 1949 births Sportspeople from Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine Judoka at the 1976 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for France 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-judo-bio-stub