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French fencer (1942–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daniel Revenu (5 December 1942 – 2 January 2024) was a French fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition, and medalist in four successive Olympics.
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Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Issoudun, Indre, German-occupied France | 5 December 1942||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 2 January 2024 81) Melun,Seine et Marne | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Revenu was born on 5 December 1942, the son of French fencing coach Ernest Revenu, from Melun. In the 1960s and 1970s Ernest Revenu trained Olympic, world and national fencing champions - Bruno Boscherie, Bernard Talvard, Hugues Leseur, Daniel Provost, Jacky Courtillat, Frédéric Pietruszka and his own son Daniel.[1]
Revenu received a gold medal in foil team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Gilles Berolatti, Christian Noël, Jean-Claude Magnan, and Jacques Dimont. He participated and received medals at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 summer Olympics.[2]
Daniel Revenu died on 2 January 2024, at the age of 81.[3]
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