For the kids from the 90s, bottle-fed on TV,
David Douillet obviously reminiscent of an ad for a famous brand of cakes. However, above all, he had a distinguished career in judo. He is a world-renowned athlete and Olympic medalist. Once his sporting career was behind him, David Douillet launched into
policy at the dawn of the 2010s. In an interview, he discusses the japanese women.
David Douillet: judo heavyweight
David Douillet is one of the most successful judokas in history. He is a specialist in the so-called “heavyweight”, the most massive in this discipline. The athlete drops out two Olympic titles in 1996 then 2000. David Douillet is also
quadruple world champion and even
champion d’Europe.
He started judo at just 11 years old. At that time, David Douillet was already 1m80 and 80kg! A good big giant, to give a nod to a film by a certain Steven
Spielbergwho excels in this very technical discipline. The judoka very quickly achieved success in competition and fame in public opinion. In 1997, he entered the Larousse.
10 career at the heart of politics
Finally, after his retirement from sports, David Douillet began a career in politics. In 2009, he approached the UMP before immediately joining the executive office. The same year, he was elected deputy in the 12th district of Yvelines. Two years later, he was appointed Minister of Sportsreplacing the unbooted Chantal Jouanno who resigns.
2014, Nicolas Sarkozy is elected president of the UMP. He appoints the ex-judoka as general delegate of the party in charge of new members. Two more years later, David Douillet was elected president of the federation The Republicans (ex-UMP) of Yvelines. He succeeds Valérie Pécresse. In 2017, he decided to support Emmanuel Macron facing
Marine Le Pen.
David Douillet cashes on the Japanese
2021, David Douillet announces his withdrawal from political life through the press. He explains that he will bow out at the end of his mandate as regional councilor for Ile-de-France. The same year, he gave an interview to
The Team. He mentions in particular the
Japana destination occupying a very important place in the life of the former sportsman. But that’s not all…
“What do I like?”, says David Douillet to the sports magazine. “The total change of scenery. There, young girls put their hands over their mouths to laugh, women walk behind their guys in the street […]” In 1998, in his autobio, The soul of the conquerorthis one talks about his “rational misogyny”. In 2009, he was singled out by the media for these sexist and controversial comments.
