Jacques Lefèvre (fencer)

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Jacques Lefèvre
Personal information
Full nameJacques Édmond Émile Lefèvre
Born(1928-02-01)1 February 1928
Marseille, France
Died12 January 2024(2024-01-12) (aged 95)
La Rochelle, France
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki Sabre, team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1951 Alexandria Individual sabre
Gold medal – first place 1955 Barcelona Individual sabre
Silver medal – second place 1955 Barcelona Team sabre
Bronze medal – third place 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]

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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.

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