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Jean-Christophe Rolland

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Jean-Christophe Rolland
Rolland in 2018
Personal information
Born (1968-07-03) 3 July 1968 (age 58)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyCoxless pair
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaCoxless pair
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1993 RačiceCoxless four
Gold medal – first place1997 AiguebeletteCoxless pair
Silver medal – second place1994 IndianapolisCoxless four
Silver medal – second place1999 St. CatharinesCoxless pair
Bronze medal – third place1995 TampereCoxless pair

Jean-Christophe Rolland (born 3 July 1968, in Condrieu) is a French competition rower and Olympic champion. Rolland won a gold medal in coxless pair at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]

He succeeded Denis Oswald as President of FISA, the International Rowing Federation, in a ceremony held at Lucerne, Switzerland, in July 2014.[2] He was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee in 2017.[3]

References

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  1. Profile: Jean-Christophe Rolland Archived 12 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 17 December 2008)
  2. "FISA Congress elects successor to President Denis Oswald". FISA. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  3. "Mr Jean-Christophe ROLLAND - Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français, IOC Member since 2017". 28 June 2021.
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