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Full Name - Pascal GENTIL

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Date of Birth :May 15, 1973
Start year in WT : 2017
Term of Office : 2017-2021

WORLD TAEKWONDO COUNCIL BIOGRAPHY

Education
  • ESSEC Business School
  • Master In Sport Management & Business Strategy 2007
Career/Occupation
  • (2015- )Business Developer for Securitas Group
  • (2015-2017) Ambassador of Paris 2024’s bid to the Olympics
  • (2009-2014) Project Manager for Veolia Asia - in China
Sports Career/Accomplishments
  • Olympic Games: bronze medalist in 2000 and 2004
  • World Cup: gold medal in 2000, 2001 and 2002
  • World Championships : silver medal in 1995
  • European Championships: gold medal in 1994,1998 and 2005
  • French Championships: 18 victories (1994-2012; 2015, 2016)
Sports Administration
  • Captain of the French National Taekwondo Team (1998-2009); Peace and Sport Ambassador (2009-); Athlete Role Model at the Summer Youth Olympic Games Nanjing 2014; World Taekwondo Athlete Committee co-President (elected 2017) ; Member of the Board of the French National Taekwondo Federation (2016-)
Awards
  • Officer of the National Order of Merit - decorated by President Nicolas Sarkozy (2004)
  • Knight of the National Order of Merit - decorated by President Jacques Chirac (2000)
Languages
  • French (native), English (2006 TAGE-MAGE, TOEIC), Spanish, Chinese (beginner)
Vision/Purpose/Goals
  • Education through sport, fight against illiteracy, diversity
Hobbies
  • Scuba diving and horse rising
Sports Practiced