Jacques Delcourt
French karateka (1928–2011)
雅克·德爾庫
- Born
- 21 August 1928, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
- Died
- 19 November 2011, Champigny
- Citizenship
- France
- Sport
- karate
- Occupation
- karateka, lawyer
Jacques Delcourt (August 21, 1928 – November 11, 2011) was a prominent Sports administrator who was instrumental in creating the European Karate Union which later became the European Karate Federation and this in turn inspired the creation of the World Union of Karate Organisations that became the World Karate Federation. He was highly decorated by the French Government, including the award of Officer of the Legion of Honour.
Awards and honours
- Officer of the Legion of Honour
Teachers
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.