Erwann Le Péchoux (born 13 January 1982) is a French left-handed

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fencer. Le Péchoux is a four-time team European champion and four-time team world champion. A five-time Olympian, Le Péchoux is a 2016 team Olympic silver medalist and 2021 team Olympic champion. Le Péchoux competed in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the

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, and 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and the

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Personal life

Le Péchoux is married to Tunisian foil fencer Inès Boubakri. Since Muslim women were forbidden to marry non-Muslim men in

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until September 2017, he converted to Islam to marry her.

Medal record

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

Grand Prix

World Cup

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pechoux, Erwann 1982 births Living people French male foil fencers Olympic fencers for France Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics People from Pertuis Olympic medalists in fencing Olympic silver medalists for France Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Converts to Islam Sportspeople from Vaucluse World Fencing Championships medalists Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France 21st-century French sportsmen