Roger Ducret (2 April 1888 – 10 January 1962) was a French
fencer who competed at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics.
At the
1924 Summer Olympics he entered five events out of six and earned a gold or silver medal in each of them, winning individual medals in all three competitive fencing disciplines:
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 contain ...
,
foil
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Materials
* Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine
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and
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 ...
. During his times, only one fencer did better, the
Italian
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Nedo Nadi
Nedo Nadi (9 June 1894 – 29 January 1940) was one of the best Italian fencers of all time. He is the only fencer to win a gold medal in each of the three weapons at a single Olympic Games and won the most fencing gold medals ever at a single ...
won five gold medals at the
1920 Summer Olympics.
During
World War I
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Ducret was a
prisoner of war
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. After retiring from competitions he worked as a journalist for ''
Le Figaro
''Le Figaro'' () is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It is headquartered on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. The oldest national newspaper in France, ''Le Figaro'' is one of three French newspapers of r ...
'', ''L'Echo des Sports'' and other newspapers.
See also
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List of Olympic medalists in fencing (men)
This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in fencing.
Current program Foil, individual
Foil, team
Épée, individual
Épée, team
Sabre, individual
Sabre, team
Discontinued events Épée, Amateurs and Masters
Épée, Mast ...
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List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
This article lists the individuals who have won at least four gold medals at the Olympic Games or at least three gold medals in individual events.
List of most Olympic gold medals over career
This is a partial list of multiple Olympic gold medalis ...
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List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists
This page is a list of various individuals who are multiple Olympic medalists at the Summer Olympics.
List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists
This list shows only the athletes who have won ''at least eight medals'' at the Summer Olympics.
M ...
References
1888 births
1962 deaths
Fencers from Paris
French male sabre fencers
French male épée fencers
French male foil fencers
Olympic fencers of France
Fencers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for France
Olympic silver medalists for France
Olympic bronze medalists for France
Olympic medalists in fencing
Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
French military personnel of World War I
French prisoners of war in World War I
20th-century French people
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