Thierry Rey

Thierry Rey
Personal information
Born (1959-06-01) 1 June 1959
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryFrance
SportJudo
‍–‍60 kg, ‍–‍65 kg
     7th dan black belt[1]
Achievements and titles
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1980)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1979)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1983)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1980 Moscow‍–‍60 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1979 Paris‍–‍60 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1983 Paris‍–‍65 kg
Silver medal – second place1981 Debrecen‍–‍65 kg
Silver medal – second place1982 Rostock‍–‍65 kg
Bronze medal – third place1980 Vienna‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF54202
JudoInside.com5216
Updated on 19 June 2023

Thierry Rey (born 1 June 1959) is a French judoka, world and olympic champion. He won a gold medal in the extra lightweight (‍–‍60 kg) division at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[2][3] He is the father of Martin Rey-Chirac, as a result of a relation with Claude Chirac, a daughter of late president Jacques Chirac.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Les grades". Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thierry Rey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "1980 Summer Olympics – Moscow, Soviet Union – Judo" Archived 16 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 19 June 2008)
  4. ↑ Dejevsky, Mary (15 April 1996). "Name game spells double trouble for Chirac family". The Independent. p. 10. Retrieved 25 September 2025.

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