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Nathanaël De Rincquesen
Nathanaël de Rincquesen, born Nathanaël de Willecot de Rincquesen on 9 March 1972 in Paris is a French journalist and TV presenter. Biography A former student of college ''Langevin-Wallon'' at Saint-Gratien in the Val-d'Oise and a former student of Assas ( University Paris II), Nathanael of Rincquesen graduated from the École supérieure de journalisme de Paris in 1995. He began his journalism career in editing at France 2, in the ''Sport department'' at which he followed the Tour de France and major international fencing competitions. In 1997, he broke into ''Télématin'', the morning show of the channel, as a sports chronicler before returning a few years later to press review work. « Le vivier de Télématin », '' Le Parisien/Aujourd'hui en France'', 20 July 2009 During the summer of 2008, he covered, for France Television, the sport of Fencing at the Summer Olympics 2008 at Beijing, alongside Philippe Boisse and Jean-François Lamour. Since September 2008, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing At The 2008 Summer Olympics
Fencing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Convention Center. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Events 10 sets of medals were awarded in the following events: *Individual Épée Men *Individual Épée Women *Individual Foil Men *Individual Foil Women *Individual Sabre Men *Individual Sabre Women *Team Épée Men *Team Foil Women *Team Sabre Men *Team Sabre Women Competition format The Fencing competition at the Olympic Games consists of a single elimination tournament. The 2 losers in the semifinal will fence for the bronze medal. Qualification Participating nations See also *Wheelchair fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics References Qualifications for the 2008 OG before the NOCs confirmation [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Châlus
Châlus (; oc, Chasluç) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. History Richard I, King of England was besieging Châlus in 1199 when Pierre Basile wounded him with a crossbow bolt; Richard died of the wound. In 1275-1280, Géraud de Maumont built a second castle, Châlus Maulmont, in front of Châlus Chabrol. Chateau Châlus Maulmont was damaged extensively during the French Revolution, and was dismantled in 1790, then used as a prison. The tower of Châlus Maulmont collapsed on March 20, 1994. By 1745, the first map, in the 1/8628th, of Châlus is established to appear in the atlas of Trudaine for the majority of Limoges, with the portion of road at the level of La-Ribière going to Châlus of the Big road from Limoges to Périgueux and with the portion of road reaching the majority of Périgord. During the First World War, in 1917, American troops stationed in Chalus and maintained contacts with the population. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pas-de-Calais
Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments of France, 890, and is the 8th most populous. It had a population of 1,465,278 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 62 Pas-de-Calais INSEE The Calais Passage connects to the on the . Pas-de-Calais borders the departments of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samer
Samer (; pcd, Samé; vls, Sint-Wulmaars) is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Martin, dating from the 15th century. * The château du Grand-Molinet, dating from the 18th century. * The ruins of an abbey, dating from the 15th century. * Two museums, of art and of natural history. * The de la Vienne farmhouse (1700). Notable people * Saint Vulmar, hermit who founded Samer Abbey in the 6th century. "Samer" may be a corruption of his name. *Eustace the Monk (c. 1170-1217), pirate and mercenary, was a Benedictine monk at Samer Abbey *Jean Mouton (c. 1459-30 October 1522) was a French composer of the Renaissance. *Jean-Charles Cazin (1840-1901), French landscape painter, son of a well-known doctor, FJ Cazin (1788-1864), was born at Samer. See also *Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing At The 2012 Summer Olympics
The fencing competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were held from 28 July to 5 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre. Ten events (six individual, four team) were contested. The International Fencing Federation (FIE) had pushed for the inclusion of two more team events, but the International Olympic Committee voted to keep the current format of ten events. Qualification Qualification was primarily based on the ind. official rankings as at 2 April 2012, with further individual places available at four zonal qualifying tournaments. Medal table Despite fencing being its top medal-producing sport, France did not win any medal for the first time since 1960. Events Men's Women's References External links * * * {{coord, 51.5075, N, 0.0297, E, source:wikidata, display=title Olympics 2012 Summer Olympics events 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brice Guyart
Brice Guyart (born 15 March 1981 in Suresnes) is a foil fencer from France. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a gold in the individual foil at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the older brother of Astrid Guyart. Honours * 2000 – Team Olympic Champion * 2001 – Team World Champion with France * 2001 – World Bronze Medal * 2003 – World Bronze Medal * 2004 – Olympic Champion This article includes lists of all Olympic medalists since 1896, organized by each Olympic sport or discipline, and also by Olympiad. Medalist with most medals by sport Summer Olympic sports Winter Olympic sports A. Including military patrol e ... * 2005 – Team World Champion References 1981 births Living people French male foil fencers Fencers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers of France Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in fencing Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Élise Lucet
Élise Lucet (; born 30 May 1963) is a French journalist and television host. Known for her investigative journalism work on shows such as '' Pièces à Conviction'', '' Cash Investigation'' and ''Envoyé spécial'', she has been dubbed France's "incorruptible journalist". In 2008, she was named Knight of the Legion of Honour. Lucet's work for '' Cash Investigation'' garnered her and her crew around twenty international awards including a Pulitzer Prize in 2017 for their investigation on the Panama Papers. Early years Élise Lucet was born in Rouen, Seine-Maritime. Her father is a teacher and her mother a school director. She has a sister. Lucet began her career under Henri Sannier on the Caen affiliate of France 3 in 1983. She subsequently worked for Sygma TV and the public service radio station France Inter. In 1990, she became the host of the ''19/20'' evening news on France 3. In 1997, she became its lead editor. Investigative journalism As a writer and television producer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Le Saint
Sophie Le Saint (born 22 July 1968) is a French journalist and television presenter. From November 1998 to July 2019, she was a presenter on channel France 2 hosting ''Télématin'' and as a replacing presenter at the '' Journal de 13 heures'', and in exceptional occasions at the ''Journal de 20 heures''. Education and early career Sophie Le Saint was born in Parthenay in the department of Deux-Sèvres. She graduated at the Institute of Journalism of Bordeaux and began her career at France Bleu Provence as a volunteer where she presents the night programs, and followed with an internship at M6 in 1989. She then worked at the redaction department of the daily newspaper ''Le Figaro'' from 1991 to 1994, and on TF1 as a stringer. Television career In November 1998, she joined France 2 to present the ''Télématin''. Since February 2008, she is one of the replacing presenters of the '' Journal de 13 heures'' on the same channel. During summer 2008, she presented alternatively wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
