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| Born | 15 April 1958 Bordeaux, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin (born 15 April 1958) is a French fencer. She won a gold, silver and bronze medal in the women's team foil events at three different Olympic Games. [1] [2] She also won a gold medal in the individual foil event at the 1979 Mediterranean Games. [3]
France competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 206 competitors, 177 men and 29 women, took part in 128 events in 18 sports.
France competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 238 competitors, 189 men and 49 women, took part in 139 events in 21 sports.
France competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, France competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 121 competitors, 98 men and 23 women, took part in 85 events in 13 sports.
Maria Valentina Vezzali is an Italian politician and retired fencer. As a fencer, Vezzali won six Olympic gold medals and was a 16-time World Champion in foil. She is one of only five athletes in the history of the Summer Olympic Games to have won five medals in the same individual event.
Giovanna Trillini is an Italian foil fencer. She is a 4-time Olympic champion and she won an additional silver and two bronze medals in individual Olympic competitions.
Claude Netter was a French Olympic champion foil fencer.
Mauro Numa is an Italian fencer and one of the strongest during the 1980s.His career started very early and in 1979, at 18, he was included in the Foil's Italian Team. In 1980 Numa could not compete at the Moscow Olympic Games due to the boycott.
Philippe Omnès is a French fencer and Olympic champion in the foil competition.
Lucien Alphonse Paul Gaudin was a French fencer. He competed in foil and in épée events at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics and won a gold or silver medal in every event he entered, accumulating four gold and two silver medals total. This record is tied for the best French Olympics performance, matching fencers Christian d'Oriola then followed by both Philippe Cattiau and Roger Ducret.
The men's épée was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from 6 August 1928 to 7 August 1928. 59 fencers from 22 nations competed. Each nation could have up to three fencers. The event was won by Lucien Gaudin of France, the nation's third victory in the individual men's épée—taking sole possession of most among nations above Cuba and Belgium, each at two. Gaudin was the second man to win both the foil and épée events at a single Games. It was the third consecutive Games at which France reached the podium in the event. Two Frenchman had reached the head-to-head final; Gaudin won over Georges Buchard, who received silver. Bronze in 1928 went to American George Calnan, the nation's first medal in the event.
The men's foil was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from 31 July 1928 to 1 August 1928. 54 fencers from 22 nations competed. For the third straight Games, the limit of fencers per nation was reduced. The event was won by Lucien Gaudin of France, the nation's second consecutive and fourth overall victory in the men's foil. Erwin Casmir earned silver to give Germany its first medal in the event. Giulio Gaudini of Italy took bronze.
Theodor Fischer was a German épée and foil fencer. He fenced in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and won two medals in fencing at the 1932 Maccabiah Games in Mandatory Palestine.
Adrien Rommel was a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. He also comepted at the Mediterranean Games in 1951 where he won a silver medal in the team foil event and in [[Fencing at 1955 where he won a gold medal in the team foil event.
Bruno Boscherie is a French fencer who took part in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.
Brigitte Gapais-Dumont was a French fencer. She won silver medals in the women's individual foil event at the 1975 Mediterranean Games and in the team foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Dorina Vaccaroni is an Italian former fencer, competing in the foil.
Didier Flament is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He also won a gold medal in the individual foil event at the 1979 Mediterranean Games.
Christine Muzio was a French fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics and a gold in the same event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Francesca Bortolozzi is an Italian former fencer. She won two gold medals and a silver in the women's team foil events between 1988 and 1996. She won a gold medal at the individual foil event. She is married to Andrea Borella, who was also an Olympic fencing champion for Italy.
Alanna Goldie is a Canadian Olympic fencer.
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