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Guy Drut

Guy Drut (born 6 December 1950) is an Olympic champion and politician who won gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the 110 m hurdles. In 1996, he became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Born in Oignies, Pas-de-Calais, France, Drut captured the silver medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, finishing behind the American Rod Milburn. In the European Championship of 1974 Drut came a comfortable first. It was at the next Olympics that Guy was to realise his dream, winning the 110 m hurdles in a time of 13.30 ahead of Cuba's Alejandro Casañas and the American Willie Davenport. After retirement Guy became active in business and politics, with one of his roles being Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports in the conservative government of Alain Juppé from 1995 to 1997. He has been convicted by French courts (a 15-month suspended prison sentence) at the end of 2005 for accepting fictitious employment as political patronage; as a consequence suspended by the IOC. In 2006, president Jacques Chirac amnestied Drut, using a rarely used clause in a 2002 amnesty law authorizing the president to grant amnesty for certain categories of crimes to people who had made great contributions to France in certain fields. The move caused great controversy, including within the majority members of Parliament: president of the National Assembly Jean-Louis Debré commented that it gave an unpleasant impression of "self-washing machine" but said it was a "courageous" move that he would not have made; Nicolas Sarkozy, president of the majority party UMP, disapproved such uses of amnesty. Chirac justified it by France's regaining a seat at IOC. Drut is serving on the IOC's Evaluation Commission for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Source: Article "Guy Drut" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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Born:
Dec 6, 1950 In Oignies, Pas-de-Calais, France
Movie/TV Credits:
7
First Appeared:
In the series Cadet Rousselle 1971-11-04
Latest Project:
Movie Olympics! The French Games 2024-05-21
Known For
Poster of Olympics! The French Games
Poster of Numéro un
Poster of Le Grand Échiquier
Poster of Cadet Rousselle
Filmography
Movie Olympics! The French Games Self 2024-05-21
Series Champs-Elysées Self 1982-01-16
Series 30 millions d'amis Self 1976-01-06
Series Midi Première Self 1975-01-06
Series Numéro un Self 1975-04-05
Series Le Grand Échiquier Self 1972-01-12
Series Cadet Rousselle Self 1971-11-04