Victor Sintès (born 8 August 1980 in

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) is a former French fencer who now represents Algeria internationally. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

he competed for France in the Men's foil, but was defeated in the third round. At the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

, Victor represented Algeria in Men's foil. He was defeated in the first round 4-15.

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French male foil fencers Algerian male foil fencers 1980 births Living people Olympic fencers for France Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for Algeria Sportspeople from Caen French sportspeople of Algerian descent {{France-fencing-bio-stub