Franck Boidin

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Franck Boidin
Franck Boidin CIP 2015 quals t171944.jpg
Personal information
Born (1972-08-28) 28 August 1972 (age 51)
Hénin-Beaumont, Pas-de-Calais, France
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
CountryFrance
Sport Fencing
Weapon Foil
HandRight-handed
Retired2004
FIE  ranking archive
Medal record
Men's Foil
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Individual
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Cape Town Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Nîmes Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Lisbon Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Nîmes Individual
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Bolzano Team

Franck Boidin (born 28 August 1972) is a French foil fencer. He won an individual bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics [1] [2] and in the 2001 World Championships. He is also twice team World champion (1997 and 2001).

After his retirement from competition Boidin became coordinator of the foil Youth Development Centre in Châtenay-Malabry. In 2008 he was named national coach for the French women's foil team. After the 2012 Summer Olympics he took responsibility over both the men's and women's foil teams. [3]

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References

  1. "Olympics Statistics: Franck Boidin". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  2. "Franck Boidin Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  3. Annabelle Rolnin (23 December 2014). "Comment l'équipe de France s'est redressée". L'Équipe (in French).