Pierre Durand (born 16 February 1955) is a French
show jumping champion, and 1988 Olympic champion.
Olympic record
Durand participated at the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
in
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the Capital city, capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea ...
, where he won a gold medal in Individual Jumping, and also a team bronze medal.
["1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, Japan – Equestrian"]
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In film
Durand is played by
Guillaume Canet
Guillaume Canet (; born 10 April 1973) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter, and show jumper.
Canet began his career in theatre and television before moving to film. He starred in several films like ''Joyeux Noël'', '' Love Me If ...
in ''
Jappeloup
Jappeloup is a 2013 Canadian-French film directed by Christian Duguay. In January 2014, Lou de Laâge was nominated for the Most Promising Actress award at the 39th César Awards.
Plot
In the early 1980s, Pierre Durand, Jr. resigns from his c ...
'', a film by
Christian Duguay about the bond he developed with Jappeloup until they won at the Olympics. He sued the producers for misuse of the brand "Jappeloup".
References
External links
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1955 births
Living people
Olympic gold medalists for France
Olympic bronze medalists for France
Equestrians at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Equestrians at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic equestrians of France
French male equestrians
Olympic medalists in equestrian
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
20th-century French people
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