Georges Tainturier in 1922 | |||||||||||||||
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Born | (1890-05-20)20 May 1890 | ||||||||||||||
Died | 7 December 1943(1943-12-07) (aged 53) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||
Club | Salle Bouché Cercle de l'Escrime à l'Épée | ||||||||||||||
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Georges Charles Armand Tainturier (20 May 1890 – 7 December 1943) was a French fencer who won team épée gold medals at the 1924 and 1932 Olympics. In 1926 he won an unofficial world title in the individual épée.
Tainturier fought in World War I, was wounded, received the Croix de Guerre and was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor. During World War II he was a prominent member of the French Resistance. He was arrested in 1942 and executed in 1943. A fencing club is named after him in Compiègne.
References
- "Olympics Statistics: Georges Tainturier". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- "Georges Tainturier". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- "Georges Tainturier Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
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