For those who don't know who he was, Guy Auffray was the first ever French world medallist, when he stepped on the podium on 2nd September 1971 in Ludwigshafen (Germany) in the -80kg category and won the bronze medal. In 1971 also, Guy Auffray became European champion in Göteborg and was a finalist of the European championships in 1973 in Madrid. He became three-time French champion over his judo career.
Guy Auffray will be missed by the judo community. We present our deepest condolences to his family and friends.
Photos courtesy of Patrick Vial
18. Sep. 2024 / Interviewing an Olympic champion is something special ...
18. Sep. 2024 / Following the media and public reaction concerning ...
16. Sep. 2024 / The International Judo Federation (IJF) and its president, ...
15. Sep. 2024 / With the last five categories entered in Grand Prix ...
15. Sep. 2024 / Peter Safrany represents the new generation of Hungarian ...
15. Sep. 2024 / Already a grand slam winner in Antalya in 2023, the ...
15. Sep. 2024 / Number one seed, in a category where France has proven ...
15. Sep. 2024 / After Daniel Szegedi's (HUN) great victory on the second ...
15. Sep. 2024 / The first round was a test for the number 1 seed, Croatian ...
15. Sep. 2024 / Vugar Talibov's (AZE) 2024 season has been pretty good ...
15. Sep. 2024 / One is Brazilian, the other French.
14. Sep. 2024 / Among the media representatives in the mixed zone of ...
14. Sep. 2024 / The second day of competition at the Zagreb Grand Prix ...
08. Jun. 2018 / The next reigning world champion to be invited to answer ...
06. Jun. 2018 / Highlights from Hohhot Grand Prix 2018
07. Jun. 2018 / In April 2018, the International Judo Federation and ...
07. Jun. 2018 / 'Society should believe in sport as a beneficial cause ...