Christian d’Oriola

Christian d’Oriola (born October 3, 1928, Perpignan, France—died October 29, 2007, Nîmes) was a French foil fencer who won four world titles and six Olympic medals between 1947 and 1956, cementing his stature as one of the great fencers in the history of the sport. D’Oriola was born to a sporting family—a cousin won two Olympic gold medals in equestrian jumping—and began fencing when he was eight years old. In 1947 he won the world...