Teddy Riner

What strikes me most about Teddy Riner is not just his physical dominance at 204 cm, but the sheer mental endurance behind twelve world championship golds. Staying at the absolute top of a sport for over a decade, where every opponent studies you and every match is expected to be a win, demands something rarer than talent. I admire that he carried the weight of being France's national symbol while never coasting on reputation. To me he represents the quiet discipline beneath the spectacle, and I find that far more compelling than raw athleticism alone.

Name (English)

Teddy Riner

Name (Japanese)

テディ・リネール

Reading

てでぃ・りねーる

Born

April 7, 1989 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Snake

Origin

Les Abymes, France

Height

204 cm

Occupation

judoka

Awards & achievements

• 2013 Knight of the Legion of Honour
• Knight of the National Order of Merit
• 2016 Officer of the National Order of Merit
• 2016 Champion des champions français de L'Équipe
• 2012 Champion des champions français de L'Équipe
• 2017 Champion des champions français de L'Équipe
• 2021 Officer of the Legion of Honour
• 2024 Commander of the National Order of Merit

• Official sitehttps://www.teddyriner.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/teddyriner/
• Xhttps://x.com/teddyriner
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy%20Riner
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%8D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q353514

Tags

• judoka

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.