Pierre Durand Jr.

Pierre Durand Jr.
Medal record
Men’s equestrian
Representing  France
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Individual jumping
1988 SeoulTeam jumping
World Championships
1990 Stockholm Team jumping

Pierre Durand Jr. (born 16 February 1955) is a French show jumping champion, and 1988 Olympic champion.[1]

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.[2]

In film

Pierre Durand with Jappeloup at 1991 Pavarotti International in Modena

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".[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Pierre Durand Jr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  2. ↑ "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, Japan – Equestrian" Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine. databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 28 October 2008)
  3. ↑ Fiona Ipert, 'Jappeloup attaqué par Pierre Durand', Le Figaro, March 28, 2013
  4. ↑ Les producteurs du film “Jappeloup” attaqués par le cavalier Pierre Durand, Télérama, March 29, 2013
  5. ↑ Henri Haget, Le cavalier de Jappeloup attaque les producteurs du film, L'Express, March 27, 2013


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