Philippe Boisse (born 18 March 1955) is 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

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

and the individual épée at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

. He also won a silver in the team épée in 1984. He is currently a vice-president of the

French Fencing Federation The French Fencing Federation (french: Fédération Française d'Escrime - ''FFE'') is the national governing body for fencing in France. It is affiliated with the International Fencing Federation. The president is Bruno Gares, and the treasurer is ...

, and a practicing physician (

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). He is the father of

Érik Boisse Érik Boisse (born 13 March 1980, in Clichy) is a French épée fencer. He is the son of Philippe Boisse. Boisse won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating S ...

, a

2004 Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

gold medal winner in men's team

References

1955 births Living people French male épée fencers Olympic fencers for France Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics 20th-century French people {{France-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub