Guy Lagorce

Guy Lagorce was born in La Bachellerie (Dordogne). Lagorce became a sprint international athlete (100m, 200m and member of the French team). He improved the national record of the 4 × 100 m in 1961 at Thonon with Paul Genevay, Claude Piquemal and Jocelyn Delecour in 39.9 and that of Europe in the 4 × 200 m also in 1961 with the same compatriot sprinters. He has 13 team selections from France. Lagorce then became a sports journalist and chief editor at ''L'Équipe, TF1, Le Figaro, Paris Match and L'Express''. In addition, as a writer, several films and television films have been made on television and in films from his books, in particular by Jacques Ertaud and Yves Boisset. Guy Lagorce died on 13 July 2023, at the age of 86. == Work ==

• 1972: La Fabuleuse Histoire des Jeux Olympiques, cowritten with , Minerva. — Prix de l'Académie des Sports • 1975: Noblesse du sport, cowritten with Robert Parienté, illustrations by André Dunoyer de Segonzac and André Planson • 1976: Ne pleure pas, Éditions Grasset, — Prix Maison de la Presse • 1977: La Vitesse du vent, Éditions Julliard, • 1979: Marie en plein soleil, France Loisir, • 1980: La Raison des fous, Grasset, • 1980: Les Héroïques, Éditions Gallimard, — Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle and prix Cazes • 1981: Les Carnassiers, Grasset, • 1983: Le Train du soir, Grasset, — Prix des libraires • 1985: Rue des Victoires, Grasset, • 1988: Fin de soirée, Grasset, • 1992: Les Dieux provisoires, JC Lattès, • 1994: Du vent sous la peau, JC Lattès, • 1995: Peinture fraîche, JC Lattès, • 1997: La Fine Équipe, JC Lattè, • 1999: ''Quelqu'un de bien'', Plon, == References ==