Robert Parienté

Robert Parienté , born the September 19th 1930 and deceased the May 27th 2006, was a French journalist, great name of journalism Sport yew and author of a score of works.

Bachelor of law, Robert Parienté had entered to the sporting daily newspaper the Team in 1954. He became about it editor association in 1976, then directing of the drafting of 1980 to 1986, and executive vice president of 1986 to 1993.

He in particular signed an investigation into the American black athlete Jesse Owens, which obtained four gold medals with the Olympic Games of Berlin of 1936. He “maintained a deep friendship with the French middle-distance runner Michel Jazy” ( the Team on line, May 28th, 2006).

“At the end of its life, however, it threw a severe glance on this discipline]] perverted by the money and the doping”, brings back Le Figaro .

Its books did not relate only to the sport. He thus wrote to a book on the poet André Suarès the insurrectionist - he cosigné several books with André Suarès -, the Honor of right the , novel on the Affaire Dreyfus, and recently the Symphony of the Chiefs , investigation near 70 large leaders.

Robert Parienté is deceased at 75 years, of the continuations of a Cancer. He was buried on May 31st, 2006 with the Cimetière of Montparnasse in Paris. He was knight in the National order of the Merit and knight of the Légion of honor. He was also member of the Académie of the Sports

Works

Andre Suarès the insurrectionist
fabulous history of the athletics (price Henri Desgrange 1976)
fabulous history of the Olympic Games (Grand Prix of the sporting literature in 1973)
Honor of right the - 1994, Julliard editions. ISBN 2260011217
the Symphony of the chiefs: Discussions with large maestros - 2004, Editions Martinière. ISBN 2846751102

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