Étienne Thobois

French badminton player (born 1967)

Étienne Thobois (born 20 September 1967) is a French badminton player. He competed in the men's singles tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Étienne Thobois (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Sep 20, 1967.¹

About

He serves as director general of the Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In April 2025, he was elected as the deputy president of Badminton World Federation at the 2025 annual general meeting of the federation in Xiamen, China.

From Wikipedia’s article on Étienne Thobois, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Paris Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2024Chief executive officer Jan 2018 to now¹¹

Early life and education

Date not recordedESCP Business School³

Career

Occupation: badminton player, sports executive, Olympic competitor.^{6 7}

Since 2018Director general, Paris Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2024⁵
Since 2018Chief executive, Paris Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2024⁴
Date not recordedDirector general, 2007 Rugby World Cup⁵

Personal life

BornSep 20, 1967, Amiens⁸
CitizenshipFrance^{7 9}

Awards

2024Silver Olympic Order¹⁰
Date not recordednational champion¹⁰

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