Christian d'Oriola
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Born | 3 October 1928 Perpignan, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 29 October 2007 (aged 79) Nîmes, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Foil, épée | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christian d'Oriola (3 October 1928 – 29 October 2007) was a French fencer. He was a cousin of the Olympic equestrian Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola.
D'Oriola took part in the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics, serving as the Olympic flag bearer for France in 1960. Between 1947 and 1958 he won four gold and two silver medals at Summer Olympics and eight world titles in the
French Legion of Honor. After retiring from competitions he acted as a fencing judge and served as vice-president of the French Fencing Federation.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Christian d'Oriola". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Olympedia – Christian d'Oriola". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
Sources
- ISBN 0-375-50417-6.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Christian d'Oriola.
- Christian d'Oriola at Olympics.com
- Christian d'Oriola at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 8 March 2007)
- Come4News at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 November 2007)