René Queyroux (22 December 1927 – 10 August 2002) was a French fencer. He won a bronze 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

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

. He also competed at the Mediterranean Games in

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

, winning a gold medal in the team épée event and in

1959 Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...

, winning a gold medal in the team épée event and a silver medal in the individual épée event.

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* 1927 births 2002 deaths French male épée fencers Olympic fencers for France Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1955 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in fencing {{France-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub