Joël Bouzou
 Joël Bouzou (on the right), Vladimir Putin (at the left), Prince Albert II of Monaco (in the centre) at the First World Olympians Forum held in Moscow in 2015 | |
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| Born | 30 October 1955 Figeac, France |
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| Sport | Modern pentathlon |
Joël Bouzou OLY[1] (born 30 October 1955) is a former French athlete and World Champion of modern pentathlon in 1987. Bouzou is the President of the World Olympians Association.
Biography[]
Sports career[]
Bouzou grew up in Auch, in a sporting family. His father was a PE teacher and Joël participated in many different sports, so that he naturally discovered Modern Pentathlon.
He participated in four Olympic Games (Moscow 1980, Los Angeles 1984, Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992) and won the team bronze medal in 1984.[2][3] He won the Modern Pentathlon World Championships in 1987, beating Milan Kadlec. He is currently Vice-President[4] of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne.
A member of the Executive Committee for the World Olympians Association (WOA) from 2003–2008, Bouzou also founded a French association Rassemblement par le Sport (Together through Sport) with the aim of helping to socially integrate young people living in volatile suburbs in France through sport.
Peace and sport[]
Bouzou is President and Founder of a global initiative called Peace and Sport L’Organisation pour la Paix par le Sport founded in 2007 to promote the use of sport to foster dialogue and reconciliation everywhere where it's needed.
Peace and Sport, is a neutral international organization based in the Principality of Monaco and placed under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco.
Distinctions and other activities[]
In France, Bouzou is an Officer in The National Order of Merit and decorated with the Legion of Honour, one of the highest civil distinctions of the French Republic. He also holds the Gold Medal for Youth and Sport (in France) and the Silver Medal for Youth and Sport (in Monaco).
In March 2010 he was awarded a Honoris Causa Doctorate in Humane Letters from the University for Peace in recognition of "his unique worldwide leadership role in promoting peace and mutual understanding among different cultures, and his leadership of organizations devoted to these objectives".
He is also an advisor to H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco.
In December 2011, Bouzou was elected president of the World Olympians Association on a four-year term. He was re-elected in 2015 for another four-year term unopposed.[5]
Sports career[]
Olympic Games[]
- 1992, in Barcelona:
- Individual, 17th
- Team, 7th
- 1988, in Seoul:
- Individual, 8th
- Team, 4th
- 1984, in Los Angeles:
- Individual, 17th
- Team, Bronze Medal
- 1980, in Moscow:
- Individual, 20th
- Team, 5th
World Championships[]
- Individual
- , Gold Medal
- , Bronze Medal
- Team
- , Bronze Medal
- , Bronze Medal
References[]
- ^ "A personal message from WOA President Joël Bouzou OLY". World Olympians Association. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Joël Bouzou". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
- ^ "Joël Bouzou Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
- ^ "Executive Board". UIPM. 12 July 2016.
- ^ "Joël Bouzou Re-elected President of the World Olympians Association".
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- Living people
- 1955 births
- People from Auch
- French male modern pentathletes
- Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon
- Olympic bronze medalists for France
- Modern pentathletes at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Modern pentathletes at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Modern pentathletes at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Modern pentathletes at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Presidents of the World Olympians Association