1956 Melbourne Team foil Height 1.78 m | 1952 Helsinki Team foil 1947 Lisbon Team foil Weight 75 kg | |
Olympic medals Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil Similar Edoardo Mangiarotti, Luigi Carpaneda, Aladár Gerevich, Renzo Nostini, Tibor Berczelly | ||
Christian d'Oriola (3 October 1928 – 29 October 2007) was a French fencer. He was a cousin of the Olympic equestrian Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola.
D'Oriola took part in the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics, serving as the Olympic flag bearer for France in 1960. Between 1947 and 1958 he won four gold and two silver medals at Summer Olympics and eight world titles in the foil. At the 1960 Olympics he also competed in the team épée, and in 1970, aged 42, won the French national title in this event. In 1972, he was awarded the French Legion of Honor. After retiring from competitions he acted as a fencing judge and served as vice-president of the French Fencing Federation.
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