Jean-Marie Banos

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Jean-Marie Banos
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Born (1962-02-10) 10 February 1962 (age 62)
Lavelanet, France
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Jean-Marie Banos (born 10 February 1962) is a Canadian former fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at four consecutive Olympic Games between 1984 and 1996. [1] His brother, Jean-Paul Banos, also fenced for Canada at four Olympic Games. He is married to Caitlin Bilodeaux, who fenced for the United States at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]

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After retiring, he became a teacher at Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf and became responsible for the school's fencing program until his retirement.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jean-Marie Banos Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2011.