1999 | European Union | country music | Victoria Cross | country | Georgia (country) | European Parliament | Member of the European Parliament | European Commission | International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement | American Red Cross | 1999 in music | Basque Country (autonomous community) | Country music | The Championships, Wimbledon | Basque Country | Military Cross | European Space Agency | European | European Court of Human Rights | Hot Country Songs | European Court of Justice | World Figure Skating Championships | Country | Distinguished Service Cross | European Economic Community | Christian cross | West Midlands (European Parliament constituency) | London King's Cross railway station | country house |
Born in Saint-Michel, Charente, he began competing in 1997 and in his first international selections for France he came 52nd in the junior race at the 1999 European Cross Country Championships, then went on to finish ninth in the steeplechase at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships.