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This Sunday, the Official Journal, responsible for announcing the legislative and regulatory texts of the French Republic, published the 352 people decorated with the Legion of Honor. This is the highest distinction rewarding “the eminent merits acquired in the name of the Nation either in a civilian capacity or under arms”.
In this 2024 class there are eleven personalities from the sporting world, whose names were proposed by the Ministry of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Among them, two reached the rank of officer: Marie-Claude Feydeau, former president of the French parachute federation, and Michel Vion, former high-level skier, secretary general of an international sports organization.
Nine others were elevated to the rank of knights. They include Frederik Michalak, who wore the colors of the French XV, Marion Bartoli, former tennis player who won the prestigious Wimbledon tournament in 2013, and Roxana Maracineanu, former minister of sports.
Elevated to the rank of officers of the Legion of Honor
- Marie-Claude Feydeau, former president of the French parachute federation. Knight of February 25, 2010. - Michel Vion, former high-level skier, secretary general of an international sports organization. Knight of June 15, 2014. Elevated to the rank of knights of the Legion of Honor - Marion Bartoli, former professional tennis player, coach, sports consultant. 21 years of service. - Léone Bertimon, former high-level athlete, former physical education and sports teacher. 43 years of service. - Céline Dodin, orienteering athlete, manager within a sports federation. 20 years of service. - Patrice Haddad, president of a football club, founder and CEO of an audiovisual and digital production group. 42 years of service. - François Illouz, golfer, former vice-president of a sports federation, lawyer. 36 years of service. - Marc Keller, president of a football club. 36 years of service. - David Lappartient, president of an association representing the sports movement, president of the Morbihan departmental council, former mayor of Sarzeau. 27 years of service. - Roxana Maracineanu, former minister, secretary general of an interministerial mission for the protection of women against violence and the fight against human trafficking. 32 years of service. - Frédéric Michalak, former rugby player, coach, entrepreneur. 21 years of service.
