Nicolas Lopez (fencer)
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| Born |
14 November 1980 Tarbes, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon(s) | sabre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National coach(es) | Jean-Philippe Daurelle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Amicale tarbaise | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE Ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[1] He accomplished this with his team mates Vincent Anstett, Julien Pillet and Boris Sanson.[1]
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics he helped his team win a gold medal in fencing, after beating the United States in the final.[2] Lopez also won the silver medal in the individual sabre fencing, losing to Zhong Man in the final.[3]
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 sabre
References
- 1 2 The Canadian Press (6 October 2006). "France golden at fencing worlds". CBC. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ↑ Associated Press (17 August 2008). "France gets gold in team saber". New York Times. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ↑ Associated Press (12 August 2008). "China's Zhong beats France's Lopez for saber gold". New York Times. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
External links
- Profile at the European Fencing Confederation
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