Pierre Durand, Jr.
Pierre Durand, Jr. (born 1955) is a French show jumping champion, and 1988 Olympic champion.
Olympic record
Durand participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he won a gold medal in Individual Jumping, and also a team bronze medal.[1]
In film
Durand is played by Guillaume Canet in Jappeloup, a film by Christian Duguay about the bond he developed with Jappeloup until they won at the Olympics. He is suing the producers for misuse of the brand "Jappeloup".[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, Japan – Equestrian" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 28 October 2008)
- ↑ Fiona Ipert, 'Jappeloup attaqué par Pierre Durand', Le Figaro, March 28, 2013
- ↑ Les producteurs du film “Jappeloup” attaqués par le cavalier Pierre Durand, Télérama, March 29, 2013
- ↑ Henri Haget, Le cavalier de Jappeloup attaque les producteurs du film, L'Express, March 27, 2013
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