Jacques Lefèvre (fencer)

French fencer (1928–2024)

Jacques Lefèvre

Personal information

Full name| Jacques Édmond Émile Lefèvre
Born| (1928-02-01)1 February 1928
Marseille, France
Died| 12 January 2024(2024-01-12) (aged 95)
La Rochelle, France
Sport
Sport| Fencing

Medal record

Men's fencing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
| 1952 Helsinki | Sabre, team
Mediterranean Games
| 1951 Alexandria | Individual sabre
| 1955 Barcelona | Individual sabre
| 1955 Barcelona | Team sabre
| 1951 Alexandria | Team sabre

Jacques Lefèvre (1 February 1928 – 12 January 2024) was a French fencer. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, Lefèvre won a team bronze medal for fencing, as a member of the French Men's Sabre team. He competed for France in the individual and team sabre events at each Summer Olympics from 1948 to 1964.[1] He also competed at the Mediterranean Games in 1951, where he won a gold medal in the individual sabre event and a bronze medal in the team sabre event, and in 1955, where he won a gold medal in the individual sabre event and a silver medal in the team event.[2] Lefèvre died in La Rochelle on 12 January 2024, at the age of 95.[3]

## See also

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* List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games

## References

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1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jacques Lefèvre". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
2. ^ "Jacques Lefèvre". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
3. ^ "MatchID Lefevre Jacques Edmond Emile". Deces MatchID. Retrieved 11 March 2024.

## External links

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* Jacques Lefèvre at databaseOlympics.com[permanent dead link‍]
* Jacques Lefèvre at Olympics.com

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