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Guy Drut

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Guy Drut
Guy Drut c. 1973
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1950-12-06) 6 December 1950 (age 73)[1]
Oignies, Pas-de-Calais, France[1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)[1]
Sport
Country France
SportAthletics
Event110 metres hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best110 mH – 13.0 & 13.28 (both 1975)[1]
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal 110 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich 110 m hurdles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Rome 110 m hurdles
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1972 Grenoble 50 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Vienna 60 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Grenoble 50 m hurdles

Guy Drut (born 6 December 1950) is an Olympic champion and politician who won gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the 110 m hurdles.[2] In 1996, he became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).[3]

Biography

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Sports career

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Born in Oignies, Pas-de-Calais, France, Drut captured the silver medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, finishing behind the American Rod Milburn. In the European Championship of 1974 Drut came a comfortable first. It was at the next Olympics that Guy was to realise his dream, winning the 110 m hurdles in a time of 13.30 ahead of Cuba's Alejandro Casañas and the American Willie Davenport.[1]

Political career

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After retirement Guy became active in business and politics, with one of his roles being Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports in the conservative government of Alain Juppé from 1995 to 1997.[1] He has been convicted by French courts (a 15-month suspended prison sentence) at the end of 2005 for accepting fictitious employment as political patronage; as a consequence suspended by the IOC.[4] In 2006, president Jacques Chirac amnestied Drut, using a rarely used clause in a 2002 amnesty law authorizing the president to grant amnesty for certain categories of crimes to people who had made great contributions to France in certain fields. The move caused great controversy, including within the majority members of Parliament: president of the National Assembly Jean-Louis Debré commented that it gave an unpleasant impression of "self-washing machine" but said it was a "courageous" move that he would not have made; Nicolas Sarkozy, president of the majority party UMP, disapproved such uses of amnesty. Chirac justified it by France's regaining a seat at IOC.

Drut served on the IOC's Evaluation Commission for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  France
1969 European Championships Athens, Greece 4th 110 m hurdles 14.08
1970 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 3rd 60 m hurdles 7.8
1971 European Championships Helsinki, Finland – 110 m hurdles DNF
Mediterranean Games İzmir, Turkey 1st 110 m hurdles 13.7
1972 European Indoor Championships Grenoble, France 1st 50 m hurdles 6.51
Olympic Games Munich, West Germany 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.34
1973 European Indoor Championships Rotterdam, Netherlands 6th 60 m hurdles 9.22
1974 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 3rd (h) 60 m hurdles 7.871
European Championships Rome, Italy 1st 110 m hurdles 13.40
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 1st 110 m hurdles 13.30
1981 European Indoor Championships Grenoble, France 3rd 50 m hurdles 6.54

1 Did not finish in the final

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Guy Drut". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. ^ Litsky, Frank (29 July 1976). "Drut Takes High Hurdles Gold; Soviet Sweeps Hammer Throw". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Mr Guy Drut". The International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ^ Willsher, Kim (26 October 2005). "Chirac aide guilty in £50m kickback scandal". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  5. ^ "IOC Announces 2016 Summer Games Evaluation Commission". Games Bids. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Men's 110 m Hurdles Best Year Performance
1974–1976 		Succeeded by
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