Gaston Jules Louis Antoine Alibert (22 February 1878 in

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 ...

– 26 December 1917 in Paris) was a French fencer and olympic champion in

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competition. He received a gold medal in ''épée individual'' and a gold medal in ''épée team'' at the

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."1908 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Fencing"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on June 26, 2008) Eight years before, Alibert already participated in the

1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 ...

placing seventh in the épée individual event."Gaston Alibert biography and olympic results"
''sports-reference.com'' (Retrieved on November 6, 2009) He contracted

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while at the front in

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and later died in 1917 aged 39.

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* 1878 births 1917 deaths Fencers from Paris French male épée fencers Olympic fencers of France Fencers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics French military personnel of World War I 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in France {{France-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub