Yves Dreyfus (17 May 1931 – 16 December 2021) was a French epee fencer who held two medals as part of the French

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épée team.

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Dreyfus was born in

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, and was Jewish.Yves Dreyfus Bio, Stats, and Results , Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
/ref> He survived the

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as a child despite being Jewish by taking the name Yves Doucet."Yves Dreyfus et escrime"
/ref> Dreyfus was a three-time Olympian for France and won two

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s. At the

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in Melbourne at the age of 25 he won a bronze medal in team epee. At the 1960 Olympics in Rome at the age of 29 he came in 6th in individual epee and tied for 9th with the French epee team. At the

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in Tokyo at the age of 33 he fenced in the individual epee and won a bronze medal in the team epee. He won a gold medal at the

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in the individual épée event. In 1964, he won the French national championship in epee.Dreyfus, Yves : Jews In Sports @ Virtual Museum
/ref> He won a gold medal in individual epee at the

1961 Maccabiah Games The 6th Maccabiah Games were held in Tel Aviv, Israel in 1961, with 1,100 athletes from 27 countries competing in 18 sports. The Games were officially opened in an Opening Ceremony on August 29, 1961, in Ramat Gan Stadium by Israeli President Yit ...

. He competed for France at the

1965 Maccabiah Games The 7th Maccabiah Games in 1965 saw 1,500 athletes from 29 different countries compete in 21 sports. It was the first Maccabiah Games for Iran, Jamaica, Peru, and Venezuela. The United States delegation won the most gold medals, followed by Israel, ...

. He won gold medals in both individual epee and team epee at the

1977 Maccabiah Games At the 10th Maccabiah Games in Israel, more than 2,800 athletes from 34 countries participated in 26 different sports, including chess and bridge. The opening ceremonies were held on July 12, 1977, in Ramat Gan Stadium before a crowd of 50,000 p ...

. In 1966, he was decorated by General Charles de Gaulle. In 1967, he was given the National Order of Merit by the French Council of Ministers. He later became a Master of Arms.Succès renouvelé pour le tournoi à l’épée - Cournon-d'Auvergne (63800) - La Montagne
/ref> Dreyfus died on 16 December 2021, at the age of 90.Yves Dreyfus' obituary

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Jews in Sports bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dreyfus, Yves 1931 births 2021 deaths French male épée fencers Jewish male épée fencers Jewish French sportspeople Olympic fencers of France Fencers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in fencing Maccabiah Games medalists in fencing Maccabiah Games gold medalists for France Competitors at the 1961 Maccabiah Games Competitors at the 1965 Maccabiah Games Competitors at the 1977 Maccabiah Games Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Clermont-Ferrand Fencers at the 1963 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in fencing

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