The Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games (COJOP2024) () is the organising committee for the

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and the

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which were held in

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, France.

Tony Estanguet Tony Estanguet (; born 6 May 1978 in Pau) is a French slalom canoeist and a three-time Olympic champion in C1 (canoe single). He competed at the international level from 1994 to 2012. He successfully led Paris's bid for the 2024 Summer Olymp ...

serves as president of the committee.

Étienne Thobois Étienne Thobois (born 20 September 1967) is a French badminton player. He competed in the men's singles tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He serves as director general of the Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic ...

serves as director general. The committee was established on 18 January 2018. The committee has an agreement with the TOCOG2020 of the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics to share knowledge and expertise. The committee also has an agreement with the organising committee of the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics to share knowledge and resources as well as joint communication and advocacy.

Board of directors

The board of directors consists of the following members and it includes representatives of several public bodies and society. *

, president *

Bernard Lapasset Bernard Lapasset (20 October 1947 – 3 May 2023) was a French rugby administrator who was Chairman of the World Rugby from 2008 to 2016. He previously served as President of the French Federation of Rugby Union from 1991 to May 2008, when P ...

, honorary president *

Guy Drut Guy Drut (born 6 December 1950) is an Olympic champion and politician who won gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the 110 m hurdles. In 1996, he became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Biography Sports career ...

and

Jean-Christophe Rolland Jean-Christophe Rolland (born 3 July 1968, in Condrieu) is a French competition rower and Olympic champion. Rolland won a gold medal in coxless pair at the 2000 Summer Olympics.International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; , CIO) is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is based i ...

(IOC) * Brigitte Henriques, president of

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(''Comité national olympique et sportif français'', CNOSF) * Didier Seminet, secretary general of the CNOSF * Gwladys Épangue and

Fabien Gilot Fabien Pierre Aurélien Dominique Gilot (born 27 April 1984) is a French Olympic and world champion swimmer. Early life Gilot was born in Denain, France, to Michel and Yveline Gilot. He started by playing water polo, before switching to swimmi ...

, co-presidents of the High Level Athletes' Commission (''Commission des athlètes de haut-niveau'', CAHN) * Evelyne Ciriegi, president of the Greater Paris Regional Olympic and Sports Committee (''Comité Régional Olympique et Sportif Ile-de-France'', CROSIF) *

Marie-Amélie Le Fur Marie-Amélie Le Fur (; born 26 September 1988) she is a French Paralympic athlete from Vendôme, Centre Region, competing in T44 sprint and F44 long jump events. Her left leg was amputated below the knee following a motor scooter accident in ...

, president of the French Paralympic and Sports Committee (''Comité Paralympique et Sportif Français'', CPSF) * , president of the French Handisport Federation (''Fédération Française Handisport'', FFH) * , representative of Paralympic athletes * Tanguy de La Forest, secretary general of the French Paralympic and Sports Committee *

Valérie Barlois-Mevel-Leroux Valérie Barlois-Mevel-Leroux (born 28 May 1969) is a French fencer. She won a gold medal in the women's team épée and a silver in the individual épée at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the ...

, president of the French Olympians Association *

Guy Forget Guy Forget (; born 4 January 1965) is a French tennis administrator and retired professional player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup te ...

, athlete selected by the organising committee *

Martin Fourcade Martin Fourcade (; born 14 September 1988) is a retired French Biathlon, biathlete. He is a six-time Biathlon at the Winter Olympics, Olympic champion, a thirteen-time Biathlon World Championships, World Champion and a seven-time winner of the B ...

, athlete selected by the organising committee * Nantenin Keita, athlete selected by the organising committee * Sarah Ourahmoune, athlete selected by the organising committee Representatives of public bodies: *

Anne Hidalgo Ana María "Anne" Hidalgo Aleu (, ; born 19 June 1959) is a Spanish-French politician who has served as Mayor of Paris since 2014, the first woman to hold the office. She is a member of the Socialist Party (France), Socialist Party (PS). Hidalg ...

, mayor of Paris, representative of

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Emmanuel Grégoire Emmanuel Grégoire (; born 24 December 1977) is a French politician who has represented the 7th constituency of Paris in the National Assembly since 2024. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), he previously served as First Deputy Mayor of Paris ...

, deputy mayor of Paris, representative of Council of Paris * Pierre Rabadan, deputy for sports, representative of Council of Paris *

Valérie Pécresse Valérie Anne Émilie Pécresse (; Birth name, née Roux ; 14 July 1967) is a French politician who has been the President of the Regional Council (France), President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France since 2015. A member of The Republic ...

, president of

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, representative of the Greater Paris region *

Patrick Karam Patrick Karam (born 8 February 1961) is a French personality defending human rights. He is a researcher in international relations. He is the vice-president of the regional council of Île-de-France, responsible for youth, sports and community lif ...

, vice-president of the Regional Council of Île-de-France * Vincent Roger, Special Envoy of the Regional Council of Île-de-France to the Olympic and Paralympic Games *

Roxana Mărăcineanu Roxana Maracineanu (; born 7 May 1975) is a Romanian-French politician, former swimming champion and television consultant who served as Minister Delegate in charge of Sports in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex (2020–2022) and as ...

, Minister Delegate for Sport, attached to the Minister of National Education, Youth and Sport, government representative * Sophie Cluzel, Secretary of State for People with Disabilities, government representative *

Olivier Dussopt Olivier Dussopt (; born 16 August 1978) is a French politician who served as minister of labour, employment and integration in the government of prime minister Élisabeth Borne from 2022 to 2024. He previously served as minister of public actio ...

, Minister Delegate for Public Accounts, attached to the Minister of the Economy, Finance and the Recovery, government representative *

Stéphane Troussel Stéphane Troussel (born 7 April 1970) is a French politician of the Socialist Party. Since 2012, he has served as president of the Departmental Council of Seine-Saint-Denis. He has been a member of the departmental council since 2004, and has ...

, president of Departmental Council of Seine-Saint-Denis *

Mathieu Hanotin Mathieu Hanotin (; born 22 August 1978) is a French politician of the Socialist Party. Since 2020, he has served as mayor of Saint-Denis. From 2012 to 2017, he was a member of the National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is eithe ...

, departmental advisor, representative of Departmental Council of Seine-Saint-Denis, also president of the Plaine Commune combined authority *

Patrick Ollier Patrick Ollier (; born 17 December 1944) is a French politician. He is the Mayor of Rueil-Malmaison. He was a national assembly deputy for Hauts-Alpes's 2nd constituency from 1988 to 2002, as a member of the UMP. Secondly for Hauts-de-Seine ...

, president of Greater Paris * Quentin Gesell, mayor of

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, representative of Greater Paris area *

Benoît Payan Benoît Payan (; born 31 January 1978) is a French politician who has served as Mayor of Marseille since 2020. He was a member of the Socialist Party (PS) until 2020. Early life Payan was born and raised in the Pont-de-Vivaux neighbourhood in ...

, mayor of

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, representative of authorities beyond the Greater Paris area * , Interministerial Delegate for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games * , CEO of SOLIDEO * Jean-Baptiste Borsali, mayor of

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, representative of Terres d'Envol combined authority Representatives of society: * Bernard Thibault, member of governing board of the

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Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux (born 31 May 1962) is a French businessman. He founded The Phone House in 1996 and Omea Telecom in 2004, and launched Virgin Mobile France in 2006. From 2008 to 2010, he served as president of UNEDIC __NOTOC__UNEDIC ...

, chair of Movement of the Enterprises of France ('' Mouvement des Entreprises de France'', MEDEF) * Alexandre Mars, president/founder of the Epic Foundation * Alain Rochon, president of ''APF France handicap'' * , doctor and surgeon * Stéphanie Goujon, CEO of ''Agence du Don en Nature'' * , Paralympian, founder of CAPSAAA foundation (''Cap sport art aventure amitié Paris'')

Athletes' Commission

The Athletes’ Commission is focused on the experience of the athletes competing at the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics and the commission consists of following 18 members: *

, Olympic biathlete and president of the commission *

Julien Benneteau Julien Henry Guy Benneteau-Desgrois (; born 20 December 1981) is a French retired professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 25 and doubles ranking of No. 5 in November 2014. Benneteau did not win a singles ti ...

, Olympic tennis player * Marie Bochet, Paralympic alpine skier *

Perle Bouge Perle Bouge (born 1 December 1977 in Rennes) is a French disabled rower, with a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, and a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio. Biography Bouge participated in the trunk and a ...

, Paralympic rower * Lucas Créange, Paralympic table tennis player * , Paralympic swimmer *

Hélène Defrance Hélène Defrance (born 11 August 1986) is a French former sailor, who won a bronze medal in the women's 470 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She also won the 2010 470 European Championships race, and the 2016 470 World Championships. Defranc ...

, Olympic sailor *

Stéphane Diagana Stéphane Diagana (born 23 July 1969 in Saint-Affrique, Aveyron) is a retired, French track and field sprinter and hurdler. His specialities were the 400 metres hurdles and the 4 × 400 metres relay. Diagana won the 400 metres hur ...

, Olympic athlete *

Gévrise Émane Gévrise Émane (born 27 July 1982) is a French judoka. She was the European champion in the women's 63 kg weight class. Emane first gained attention at the 2005 World Judo Championships in Cairo, Egypt where she won the silver medal in t ...

, Olympic judoka * Gwladys Épangue, Olympic taekwondo practitioner *

Guillaume Gille Guillaume Alain Gille (born 12 July 1976) is a retired French handballer and current coach of the French national team. He was the winner of the gold medal at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics and is the older brother of Bertrand Gille. Care ...

, Olympic handball player *

, Olympic swimmer *

Astrid Guyart Astrid Guyart (born 17 March 1983) is a French right-handed foil fencer, author, and aerospace engineer. A three-time Olympian, Guyart is a 2021 team Olympic silver medalist. She is the younger sister of foil fencer and Olympic champion Bric ...

, Olympic fencer * Jessica Harrison, Olympic triathlete *

Fanny Horta Fanny Horta (born 22 January 1986) is a rugby union player. She represented at the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup, and 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. She captained France at the 2014 China Women's Sevens. She was selected as a member of France's ...

, Olympic rugby union player *

Michaël Jérémiasz Michaël Jérémiasz (born 15 October 1981, in Paris) is a French former professional wheelchair tennis player. He won a gold medal in the men's doubles event at the Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's doubles, 2008 Beijin ...

, Paralympic wheelchair tennis player *

Florian Rousseau Florian Rousseau (born 3 February 1974) is a former French track cyclist who won three gold medals and one silver at the Summer Olympics (1996 and 2000). He was popular among spectators for the facial expressions he pulled - many of them seeming ...

, Olympic track cyclist *

Diandra Tchatchouang Diandra Tchatchouang (born 14 June 1991) is a French basketball player for CJM Bourges Basket. She has played the Euroleague with Basket Lattes A basket is a container that is traditionally constructed from stiff fibers, and can be made from ...

, Olympic basketball player (she joined after

Marine Johannès Marine Johannès (born 21 January 1995), nicknamed Wizard for her ballhandling skills, is a French basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). A native of Lisieux in Calvados, she also plays ...

left the commission in April 2019)

References

External links

Official website
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Board of directors

Athletes' Commission

See also

References

External links