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Laura Flessel-Colovic
Minister of Sports
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 May 2017
Prime MinisterÉdouard Philippe
Preceded byPatrick Kanner
Personal details
Born (1971-11-06) 6 November 1971 (age 53)
Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe
SpouseDenis Colovic
Children1
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Weaponépée
Handleft-handed
Personal coachDaniel Levavasseur
Retired2012
FIE rankingarchive
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing  France
Olympic Games[1][2]
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Individual épée
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team épée
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team épée
World Championships
Gold medal – first place Chaux-de-Fds. 1998 Individual épée
Gold medal – first place Chaux-de-Fds. 1998 Team épée
Gold medal – first place Seoul 1999 Individual épée
Gold medal – first place Leipzig 2005 Team épée
Gold medal – first place St.Petersburg 2007 Team épée
Gold medal – first place Beijing 2008 Team épée
Silver medal – second place The Hague 1995 Team épée
Silver medal – second place Nîmes 2001 Individual épée
Silver medal – second place Turin 2006 Team épée
Bronze medal – third place The Hague 1995 Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place Cape Town 1997 Team épée
Bronze medal – third place Leipzig 2005 Individuel épée
Bronze medal – third place Turin 2006 Individuel épée
European Championships
Gold medal – first place Ghent 2007 Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place Ghent 2007 Team épée
Bronze medal – third place Plovdiv 2009 Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place Leipzig 2010 Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place Leipzig 2010 Team épée
Bronze medal – third place Sheffield 2011 Team épée
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place Almería 2005 Individual épée

Laura Flessel-Colovic (born 6 November 1971 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe) is the French Minister of Sports and a French épée fencer. She is currently number one on the all-time list of French female Olympic medal winners, with five. Before 2007, she was a member of the Levallois Sporting Club Escrime. Nowadays she works with the Lagardère Paris Racing.[3] She is married and has one daughter.

She was France's flag-bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in London. It was her fifth and last Olympics.[4]

She was appointed Minister of Sports in the Philippe Government on 17 May 2017.

Honours

  • Summer Olympics
    • Gold Medal in individual épée in 1996
    • Gold Medal in team épée in 1996
    • Silver Medal in individual épée in 2004
    • Bronze Medal in individual épée in 2000
    • Bronze Medal in team épée in 2004
  • World Championships
    • Gold Medal in individual épée in 1998
    • Gold Medal in team épée in 1998
    • Gold Medal in individual épée in 1999
    • Gold Medal in team épée in 2005
    • Gold Medal in team épée in 2008
    • Silver Medal in team épée in 1995
    • Silver Medal in individual épée in 2001
    • Silver Medal in team épée in 2006
    • Bronze Medal in individual épée in 1995
    • Bronze Medal in team épée in 1997
    • Bronze Medal in individual épée in 2005
    • Bronze Medal in individual épée in 2006
  • World Cup Fencing
    • World Cup winner individual épée in 2002 and 2003
    • World Cup runner-up individual épée in 1997

Controversy

Laura Flessel was banned for three months in 2002 after failing a doping test. She tested positive for the banned substance coramine glucose. She blamed the French team doctors for giving her a drug that is available over the counter in France.[5]

Other

She was one of the contestants during the third season of Danse avec les stars.

References

  1. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Laura Flessel-Colovic". databaseolympics.com.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Laura Flessel-Colovic". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Lagardère – Communiqués de presse". Lagardere.com. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Fencer Flessel to be France's Olympic flag-bearer". NDTV. Agence France-Presse. 15 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Laura Flessel, suspendue et révoltée – Libération". Liberation.fr. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
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