Christophe Dupouey

Christophe Dupouey (8 August 1968 – 4 February 2009) was a French mountain biker. In 1996 he won the gold medal in the men's cross country section of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. In 1998 he won the gold medal in the same section of the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships. Dupouey also competed in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, placing 4th in Atlanta.[1]

Christophe Dupouey
Dupouey in 2008
Personal information
Born8 August 1968
Tarbes, France
Died4 February 2009(2009-02-04) (aged 40)
Tarbes, France
Team information
DisciplineMountain bike
Road
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's mountain bike racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 Mont Sainte-AnneCross-country
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Bassano del Grappa Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 1998 Aywaille Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Špindlerův Mlýn Cross-country

In 2006 he was given a suspended three-month prison sentence for participating in a trafficking network for "pot belge", a mix of cocaine, caffeine, pain killers, sometimes amphetamines and heroin.[2]

Dupouey committed suicide on 4 February 2009 at the age of 40.[3]

References
  1. Christophe Dupouey bio at sports-reference.com
  2. "Christophe Dupouey Commits Suicide - BikeRadar". Archived from the original on 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  3. Mountain bike 1998 World Champion Dupouey commits suicide Archived 2009-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
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