Jacques Dimont

Jacques René Émile Dimont (2 February 1945 31 December 1994[1][2]) was a French fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition.

Jacques Dimont
Personal information
Full nameJacques René Émile Dimont
Born(1945-02-02)2 February 1945
Carvin, France
Died31 December 1994(1994-12-31) (aged 49)
Avignon, France
Sport
SportFencing

He received a gold medal in the team foil at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Gilles Berolatti, Christian Noël, Jean-Claude Magnan and Daniel Revenu.[3] Dimont committed suicide in 1994.[4]

References

  1. http://www.liberation.fr/sports/0101130076-jacques-dimont-medaille-d-or-aux-jeux-de-mexico-est-mort
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "1968 Summer Olympics Mexico City, Mexico Fencing" Archived 29 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 21 June 2008)
  4. "Jacques Dimont". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 January 2021.


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