Erwann Le Péchoux (born 13 January 1982) is a French left-handed

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fencer. Le Péchoux is a four-time team European champion and four-time team world champion. A five-time Olympian, Le Péchoux is a 2016 team Olympic silver medalist and 2021 team Olympic champion. Le Péchoux competed in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the

2008 Beijing Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nati ...

, and

2012 London Olympic Games The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, the

2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

, and the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. Le Péchoux is married to Tunisian foil fencer

Inès Boubakri Inès Boubakri ( ar, إيناس بوبكري; born 28 December 1988) is a Tunisian foil fencer. She is a four-time Olympian, who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and is a member of Association sportive de Bourg-la-Reine in France, ...

. Since Muslim women were forbidden to marry non-Muslim men in

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until September 2017, he converted to Islam to marry her.

Medal record

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

Grand Prix

World Cup

References

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at the European Fencing Confederation {{DEFAULTSORT:Pechoux, Erwann 1982 births Living people French male foil fencers Olympic fencers for France Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics People from Pertuis Olympic medalists in fencing Olympic silver medalists for France Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Converts to Islam Sportspeople from Vaucluse World Fencing Championships medalists Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France