Weapon(s) sabre Club Amicale tarbaise Height 1.78 m Role Olympic athlete | Weight 72 kg (159 lb) Name Nicolas Lopez Hand Right-handed FIE Ranking current ranking Retired 2012 | |
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Born 14 November 1980 (age 43)
Tarbes, France ( 1980-11-14 ) Olympic medals Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's Sabre, Individual Similar People Julien Pillet, Boris Sanson, Zhong Man, Keeth Smart, Mihai Covaliu | ||
National coach(es) Jean-Philippe Daurelle | ||
Nicolas Lopez (born 14 November 1980 in Tarbes) is a French sabre fencer.
Lopez won the gold medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Ukraine in the final. He accomplished this with his team mates Vincent Anstett, Julien Pillet and Boris Sanson.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics he helped his team win a gold medal in fencing, after beating the United States in the final. Lopez also won the silver medal in the individual sabre fencing, losing to Zhong Man in the final.
Achievements
2005 World Fencing Championships, team sabre 2006 World Fencing Championships, team sabre 2007 World Fencing Championships, team sabre 2008 Beijing Olympics, team sabre 2008 Beijing Olympics, individual sabreReferences
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