WORLD TAEKWONDO COUNCIL BIOGRAPHY
- Education
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- ESSEC Business School
- Master In Sport Management & Business Strategy 2007
- Career/Occupation
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- (2015- )Business Developer for Securitas Group
- (2015-2017) Ambassador of Paris 2024’s bid to the Olympics
- (2009-2014) Project Manager for Veolia Asia - in China
- Sports Career/Accomplishments
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- Olympic Games: bronze medalist in 2000 and 2004
- World Cup: gold medal in 2000, 2001 and 2002
- World Championships : silver medal in 1995
- European Championships: gold medal in 1994,1998 and 2005
- French Championships: 18 victories (1994-2012; 2015, 2016)
- Sports Administration
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- Captain of the French National Taekwondo Team (1998-2009); Peace and Sport Ambassador (2009-); Athlete Role Model at the Summer Youth Olympic Games Nanjing 2014; World Taekwondo Athlete Committee co-President (elected 2017) ; Member of the Board of the French National Taekwondo Federation (2016-)
- Awards
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- Officer of the National Order of Merit - decorated by President Nicolas Sarkozy (2004)
- Knight of the National Order of Merit - decorated by President Jacques Chirac (2000)
- Languages
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- French (native), English (2006 TAGE-MAGE, TOEIC), Spanish, Chinese (beginner)
- Vision/Purpose/Goals
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- Education through sport, fight against illiteracy, diversity
- Hobbies
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- Scuba diving and horse rising
- Sports Practiced
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