Thierry Rey

Thierry Rey
Personal information
Born (1959-06-01) 1 June 1959
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryFrance
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍60 kg, ‍–‍65 kg
Rank     7th dan black belt
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (1980)
World Champ. (1979)
European Champ. (1983)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  France
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow ‍–‍60 kg
World Championships
1979 Paris ‍–‍60 kg
European Championships
1983 Paris ‍–‍65 kg
1981 Debrecen ‍–‍65 kg
1982 Rostock ‍–‍65 kg
1980 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. He is the father of Martin Rey-Chirac, as a result of a relation with Claude Chirac, a daughter of late president Jacques Chirac.