Marcel Desprets (19 August 1906 – 12 March 1973) was a French
fencer. He won a gold medal in the team
épée
The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains ...
event at the
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...
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1906 births
1973 deaths
French male épée fencers
Olympic fencers for France
Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for France
Olympic medalists in fencing
Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
20th-century French people
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