Henri Léon Thiébaut (19 November 1880 in

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– 13 October 1956 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

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. He was defeated by Georges de la Falaise in the final.

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* 1880 births 1956 deaths French male sabre fencers Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic fencers for France Fencers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Nice Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics {{France-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub