Émile Louis François Désiré Coste (2 February 1862 in Toulon – 7 July 1927 in Toulon) was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in

Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics At the 1900 Summer Olympics, seven fencing (sport), fencing events were contested. 260 fencers from 19 nations competed. The events took place at the Tuileries Garden.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. S ...

and won the

gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...

in the foil, defeating fellow French fencer Henri Masson in the final.

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* 1862 births 1927 deaths Sportspeople from Toulon French male foil fencers Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic fencers for France Fencers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics {{France-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub