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Thierry Gueorgiou

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Thierry Gueorgiou (French pronunciation: [tjɛʁi ʒɔʁʒu]; born 30 March 1979) is a French orienteer who holds the record for gold medals won at the World Orienteering Championships for a male athlete, with 14 gold medals between 2003 and 2017. Gueorgiou has won more than 20 gold medals in international competitions, including the World Orienteering Championships (WOC) middle distance event a record eight times: 2003–2005, 2007–2009, 2011 and 2017. In November 2016 it was announced he will become the Sweden national team head coach following his retirement at the 2017 World Championships. From October 2021 he has been the head coach of the Finnish national orienteering team. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thierry Gueorgiou is the 3,397th most popular athlete (up from 3,398th in 2019), the 5,753rd most popular biography from France (up from 5,850th in 2019) and the 150th most popular French Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Thierry Gueorgiou ranks 3,397 out of 6,025. Before her are Nicoleta Grasu, Zhou Chunxiu, Ionela Târlea, Iulică Ruican, Daniel Müller, and Heidi Diethelm Gerber. After her are Dmitri Sautin, Shannon Crawford, Katrin Wagner-Augustin, Dennis Mitchell, Britta Bilač, and Angela Bailey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Thierry Gueorgiou ranks 651. Before her are Adolfo Bautista, Mozart, Chen Yanqing, Jana Pallaske, Ivan Bošnjak, and Douglas Murray. After her are Mikel Astarloza, Katharina Schüttler, Denis Golovanov, Natalia Zhukova, Justin Bruening, and Hideo Hashimoto.

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In France

Among people born in France, Thierry Gueorgiou ranks 5,753 out of 6,770. Before her are Benoît Costil (1987), Jenifer (1982), Jean-Philippe Mateta (1997), Julie Engelbrecht (1984), Anthony Le Tallec (1984), and Abdoulaye Méïté (1980). After her are Damien Perquis (1984), Guillaume Cizeron (1994), Franck Boidin (1972), Corentin Moutet (1999), Franck Riester (1974), and Corinne Diacre (1974).

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Among ATHLETES In France

Among athletes born in France, Thierry Gueorgiou ranks 150. Before her are Isabelle Boéri-Bégard (1960), Sophie Dodemont (1973), Julia Simon (1996), Patrice Lhotellier (1966), Hugues Obry (1973), and Jean Galfione (1971). After her are Stéphane Traineau (1966), Karine Ruby (1978), Roger-Yves Bost (1965), Valérie Barlois-Mevel-Leroux (1969), Hatem Ghoula (1973), and Patrice Bailly-Salins (1964).

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