Franck Boidin

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).

Franck Boidin
Personal information
Born (1972-08-28) 28 August 1972
Hénin-Beaumont, Pas-de-Calais, France
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
CountryFrance
SportFencing
WeaponFoil
HandRight-handed
Retired2004
FIE rankingarchive

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]

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).
  • Profile at the European Fencing Confederation


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