David Douillet

Douillet, David

(1969- )    Two time Olympic and four-time World Champion

+95 kg (209 lbs)/+100 Kg (220.5 lbs) and Open division

Douillet is a French judoka and a politician. He was born in city of Rouen. The main accomplishment by him was that he won judo heavy weight gold medals in the Olympic Games in Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000). The achievements made him one of the famous judoka in French history. After covering the sports career, he was engaged in politics. By 1995 he became the first westerner to hold both the world heavyweight and openweight crowns.

Best ContestTechniques right UCHIMATA, right HARAI-GOSHI, right OUCHI-GARI, right OSOTO-GARI

Best Competition Results Olympic Games bronze Barcelona 1992 (+95kg) gold Atlanta 1996 (+95kg) gold Sydney 2000 (+100kg)

World Championships gold Hamilton 1993 (+95kg) gold Makuhari 1995 (+95kg) gold Makuhari 1995 (Open) gold Paris 1997(+95kg)

European Championships bronze Prague 1991 (+95kg) bronze Paris 1992 (+95kg) silver Athens 1993 (+95kg) gold Gdansk 1994 (+95kg) Created by: www.judoinfos.jimdo.com