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Iván Trevejo
Iván Trevejo (born 1 September 1971) is a Cuban-born French fencer, silver Olympic medallist in 1996 and team world champion in 1997 for Cuba. He earned a team bronze medal for France in 2013. Biography He won a silver medal in the individual épée event at the 1996 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the team event at the 2000 Summer Olympics for Cuba. He made world team champion at the 1997 World Fencing Championships in Cape Town and placed third in the team event of the 1999 World Fencing Championships in Seoul. After the 2002 World Fencing Championships in Lisbon he decided not to go back to Cuba. "Trevejo, acte II", ''L'Équipe'', 15 February 2013. He settled in Southern France and went on fencing on the national circuit. He married a French woman, had a daughter and eventually became a French citizen in 2010, which allowed him to be selected in the French fencing team. After ten years away from high-level competition, he reached the quarter-finals in the Legnano World Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sète
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épée
The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains a detailed contempraneous description of the history and form of the sport. As a thrusting weapon, the is similar to a foil (contrasted with a sabre, which is designed for slashing). It has a stiffer blade than a foil. It is triangular in cross-section with a V-shaped groove called a fuller. The also has a larger bell guard and weighs more. The techniques of their use differ, as there are no rules regarding priority and right of way. Thus, immediate counterattacks are a common feature of fencing. In addition, the entire body is a valid target area. Background While modern sport of fencing has three weapons — foil, , and sabre, each a separate event — the is the only one in which the entire body is the valid target area (the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencers At The 1996 Summer Olympics
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French Male épée Fencers
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European Games Gold Medalists For France
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European Games Medalists In Fencing
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Cuban Male Fencers
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1971 Births
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2013–14 Fencing World Cup
The 43rd FIE Fencing World Cup began in October 2013 and concluded in July 2014 at the 2014 World Fencing Championships held in Kazan. The World Cup medals were awarded during the FIE's gala dinner in Rome at Palazzo Colonna on 22 November 2014. Season overview Several high-profile fencers returned to competition after post-London 2012 breaks, including Romania's Simona Gherman, Italia's Mara Navarria and Russia's Sofiya Velikaya. The season saw the domination of Italy in women's foil. In individual foil, Arianna Errigo win her fourth World Cup series in women's foil, the third time in a row. Three other Italians, Elisa Di Francisca, Martina Batini and Valentina Vezzali, follow her in the individual rankings. The four of them form the so-called “Dream Team”, which won every World Cup tournament of the season, the continental and the world championships. Olha Kharlan maintained her domination over women's sabre, winning the continental championship, the World Championships an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Fencing Federation
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2012–13 Fencing World Cup
The 42nd FIE Fencing World Cup began in October 2012 and concluded in July 2013 at the 2013 World Fencing Championships held in Budapest. Andrea Cassarà of Italy won the title for a record fifth time in men's foil, while Romania's Ana Maria Brânză ended up the top-ranked fencer in women's épée for a record third time. The World Cup medals were awarded during the FIE's gala dinner in Paris at the Automobile Club de France on 30 November 2013. Individual Épée Top 10 Men's épée , - , 3 May 2013 , Challenge Réseau ferré de France-Trophée Monal, Paris , World Cup , , , , - , 11 May 2013 , Tissot Grand Prix de Berne, Bern , Grand Prix , , , , - , 18 May 2013 , Tournoi satellite, Split , Satellite , , , , - , 24 May 2013 , Jockey Club Argentino, Buenos Aires , World Cup , , , , - , 16 June 2013 , Pan American Championships, Cartagena , Zone , , , , - , 16 June 2013 , European Championships, Zagreb , Zone , , , , - , 4 June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
