Louis Lucien Mérignac (5 October 1873 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 ...

– 28 February 1941 in Paris) 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 events were contested. 260 fencers from 19 nations competed. The events took place at the Tuileries Garden.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 masters foil, defeating fellow French fencer Alphonse Kirchhoffer in the final. His aunt was the sculptor and medallist Ernesta Robert-Mérignac (1849–1933), who was an entrant in the 1924 Summer Olympics art competition.

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* 1873 births 1941 deaths Fencers from Paris French male foil fencers Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic fencers for France Fencers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics 20th-century French people {{France-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub