Henri Léon Thiébaut (19 November 1880 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 ...

– 13 October 1956 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.silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ...

in the

sabre A sabre ( French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...

. He was defeated by

Georges de la Falaise Louis Venant Gabriel Le Bailly de La Falaise (1866 in Luçon – 1910 in Paris) was a French fencer. He participated in Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the gold medal in the sabre, defeating fellow French fencer Henri Masso ...

in the final.

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* 1880 births 1956 deaths French male sabre fencers Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic fencers of France Fencers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Nice Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics {{France-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub