Stéphane Nomis born on October 23, 1970, in Versailles, is a former French judoka, member of the French national team from 1990 to 1999, who became an entrepreneur by creating Ippon Technologies. He is also involved in associations, creating the Ippon Foundation to fight against the digital divide.
Since November 2020, he has been President of the French Judo Federation.
In January 2023, he was promoted to Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur.
Sporting career
From 1990 to 1999, he trains as a professional judoka at
INSEP and is part of the France national team under the direction of René Rambier at the
French Federation of Judo. He trains with
David Douillet
David Donald Hubert Roger Douillet (; born 17 February 1969 in Rouen) is a French politician and retired judoka.
Douillet won two consecutive gold medals at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and Sydney competing in the heavyweight di ...
,
Djamel Bouras and
Larbi Benboudaoud. Nomis earned medals in many championships, including a gold medal at the French Championships and a bronze medal at the
European Championships
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In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...
. He managed to reach the finals of the French championships, and after a bronze medal at the tournament in Paris, he qualified for the European Championships for the second time. He brought his career to an end in 1999.
Business career
In 1999, Nomis got a job as a salesman. In 2002, he created
Ippon Technologies, an IT engineering services company. The firm is now present in Paris, New York, Washington, Richmond, Moscow, Nantes, Bordeaux, Lyon, Toulouse, and Melbourne, and now has more than 500 consultants.
Achievements
Factfile
on JudoInside.com
References
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1970 births
Living people
French male judoka
Sportspeople from Versailles, Yvelines
Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France
Mediterranean Games medalists in judo
20th-century French sportsmen