Erwann Le Péchoux

Erwann Le Péchoux (born 13 January 1982) is a French foil fencer, four-time team World champion (2005, 2006, 2007, and 2014) and 2014 European team champion. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics and the individual foil at the 2008 where the Men's team foil event did not take place.[1]

Erwann Le Péchoux
Le Péchoux at the 2014 Master de fleuret
Personal information
Nickname(s)Petit Homme
Born (1982-01-13) 13 January 1982
Pertuis, Vaucluse, France
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
CountryFrance
SportFencing
WeaponFoil
Handleft-handed
National coachFranck Boidin
FIE rankingcurrent raking

Le Péchoux is married to Tunisian foil fencer Inès Boubakri.[2] Since Muslim women are forbidden to marry non-Muslim men he converted to Islam to marry her.[3]

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