Here are some pictures of some of my favorite fencers that have come from France. Not in any order, other than the order by which I came across them.
Christian d’Oriola
Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic movement.
Pascal Jolyot
Jean Buhan
Pascale Trinquet
Enzo Lefort
Armand Massard
Georges Buchard
Christian Noel
Philippe Boisse
Pierre Georges Louis Comte d’Hugues, for the beard at the very least!
Veronique Brouquier
Jean-Francois Lamour
The 1932 French Epee Olympic Squad. L-R: Lucien Gaudin, Bernard Schmetz, Jean Piot, Philippe Cattiau, Fernand Jourdant and Georges Tainturier on the end wearing the beret.
Erwan Le Pechoux
The 1908 French Olympic team.
Philippe Omnes
Lucien Gaudin
