French judoka

Teddy Riner

Teddy Pierre-Marie Riner is a French heavyweight judoka. A nine-time world champion in the heavyweight (+100 kg) division, two-time openweight world champion, and one-time world champion with the French men's team, he is the first and only judoka in history to win twelve gold medals at the World Judo Championships. He won the gold medal in the Men's +100 kg event at the Summer Olympics three times and, as a member of the French team, in the mixed team event twice. Additionally, he is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist, a five-time European champion, a four-time World Masters gold medalist, and an eleven-time Grand Slam winner in his weight category.

Born

1989

April 7

Died

Living

Era

1980s

Country

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Teddy, in brief

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Key dates

1989 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

451 Attila the Hun captures Metz in France, killing most of its inhabitants and burning the town.
529 First Corpus Juris Civilis, a fundamental work in jurisprudence, is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I.
1141 Empress Matilda becomes the first female ruler of England, adopting the title "Lady of the English".
1348 Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV charters Prague University.

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The world in 1989

When Teddy arrived

april 1 Margaret Thatcher's new local government tax, the Community Charge (commonly known as the "poll tax"), is introduced in Scotland.
april 15 Hillsborough disaster: A human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium, home of Sheffield Wednesday, in the FA Cup Semi-final, resulting in the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans.
april 15 Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in China.
april 19 A gun turret explodes on the USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Alan J. Pakula 1928–1998 American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1998) Allen Dulles 1893–1969 American lawyer and diplomat, 5th Director of Central Intelligence (died 1969) Anne-Marie 1991– English singer-songwriter Bob Denard 1929–2007 French soldier (died 2007) Brooke Brodack 1986– American comedian David Frost 1939–2013 English journalist and game show host (died 2013) Domenico Dragonetti 1763–1846 Italian bassist and composer (born 1763) Douglas Kell 1953– English biochemist and academic Ecaterina Andronescu 1948– Romanian politician

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Alia Shawkat 1989– American actress Aly Michalka 1989– American singer-songwriter and guitarist Anton Yelchin 1989–2016 American actor (born 1989) Blaine Gabbert 1989– American football player Blake Griffin 1989– American basketball player Cam Newton 1989– American football player Earl Thomas 1989– American football player Gedhun Choekyi Nyima 1989– the 11th Panchen Lama Hannah Miley 1989– English-Scottish swimmer

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