Pierre Durand Jr.

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Pierre Durand Jr.
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Durand with Jappeloup at 1991 Pavarotti International in Modena
Medal record
Men’s equestrian
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul Individual jumping
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Seoul Team jumping
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Stockholm Team jumping

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

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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

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 sued the producers for misuse of the brand "Jappeloup". [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pierre Durand, Jr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
  2. "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, Japan – Equestrian" Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 28 October 2008)
  3. Ipert, Fiona (March 28, 2013). "Jappeloup attaqué par Pierre Durand" [Jappeloup attacked by Pierre Durand]. Le Figaro (in French).
  4. "Les producteurs du film 'Jappeloup' attaqués par le cavalier Pierre Durand" [The producers of the film 'Jappeloup' attacked by the rider Pierre Durand]. Télérama (in French). March 29, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  5. Haget, Henri (March 27, 2013). "Le cavalier de Jappeloup attaque les producteurs du film" [The rider of Jappeloup attacks the producers of the film]. L'Express (in French).