Louis Lucien Mérignac (5 October 1873 in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

– 28 February 1941 in Paris) was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the

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in the masters foil, defeating fellow French fencer Alphonse Kirchhoffer in the final. His aunt was the sculptor and

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Ernesta Robert-Mérignac (1849–1933), who was an entrant in the 1924 Summer Olympics art competition.

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* 1873 births 1941 deaths Fencers from Paris French male foil fencers Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic fencers for France Fencers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub