Jean-Luc Rougé

Jean-Luc Rougé
9th Dan

Personal information
Nationality	France
Born	(1949-05-30) May 30, 1949 Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st)
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Judo
Medal record Competitor for  France Men's Judo World Championships Gold 1975 Vienna -93 kg Silver 1979 Paris -93 kg Bronze 1979 Paris open European Championships Gold 1973 Madrid -93 kg Silver 1975 Lyon -93 kg Gold 1977 Ludwigshafen +95 kg Bronze 1978 Helsinki +95 kg Bronze 1978 Helsinki Open Gold 1979 Brussels +95 kg Gold 1980 Vienna +95 kg

Jean-Luc Rougé (born May 30, 1949, Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French judoka.

Biography

Fighting in the under 93 kg weight division, Rougé was the first French judoka to win gold medal at the World Judo Championships in 1975. He was elected president of the French Judo Federation 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.

A Harai goshi specialist, Rougé wrote a comprehensive book on the technique.^[1]

Awards

• World Judo Championships
  • Gold medal in the 93 kg-World Championship in Vienna in 1975.
  • Silver medal in 95 kg to World Championship in Paris in 1979.
  • Bronze medal in open category in the World Championship in Paris in 1979.

References