International Reporter for LEquipe Magazine for 22 years, Benoît Heimermann is the author of fifteen books (Tabarly, Charcot, Les Gladiateurs du Nouveau Monde, LAéropostale, LEverest, Aventuriers, Parlons sport, etc.) and half a dozen televised documentaries (Maradonna, un gamin en or, Jeux Olympiques : un destin français, Histoire du sport à la television, etc.).
He has received the Prize of the Mumm foundation for a series of reports devoted to Muhammad Ali.
He is also President of the Sport Writers Association.