Christian d'Oriola

Christian d'Oriola

Christian d'Oriola on a 1968 stamp of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)
Personal information
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)
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Event(s)	Foil, épée
Medal record Representing  France Olympic Games 1948 London Team foil 1948 London Individual foil 1952 Helsinki Individual foil 1952 Helsinki Team foil 1956 Melbourne Individual foil 1956 Melbourne Team foil World Championships 1947 Lisbon Individual foil 1947 Lisbon Team foil 1949 Cairo Individual foil 1949 Cairo Team foil 1951 Stockholm Team foil 1953 Brussels Individual foil 1953 Brussels Team foil 1954 Luxembourg Individual foil 1954 Luxembourg Team foil 1955 Rome Individual foil 1958 Philadelphia Team foil

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 foil. At the 1960 Olympics he also competed in the team épée, and in 1970, aged 42, won the French national title in this event. In 1972, he was awarded 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

Sources

• Cohen, Richard (2002). By the Sword. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-375-50417-6.

External links

D'Oriola carrying French flag at the 1960 Olympics

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Christian d'Oriola.

• Christian d'Oriola at the International Olympic Committee
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