Claude Arabo
Claude Arabo (born October 3, 1937 in Nice - † July 3, 2013 ) was a French saber fencer .
successes
Claude Arabo was the most successful French fencer of the 1960s, winning the French championships in the saber singles five times .
In 1960 he took part in the Olympic Games in Rome for the first time and finished fourth in the individual. In 1962 he won bronze in singles at the World Championships in Buenos Aires . At his second Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964, he achieved his greatest success: He won silver in the individual behind Tibor Pézsa from Hungary after jump-off. With the team, he finished fourth.
He won bronze with the team at the 1965 World Championships in Paris, at the 1966 World Championships in Moscow and at the 1967 World Championships in Montreal as well. At his last Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968 , his team finished fourth behind the teams from the USSR, Italy and Hungary, and in the individual he came ninth.
Web links
- Claude Arabo in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- History fencing world championships (men's saber) from sport-komplett.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Christian Gallo: Claude Arabo l'escrimeur le plus célèbre de Nice, vient de disparaître. Le Ficanas, July 3, 2013, accessed July 16, 2013 (French).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arabo, Claude |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French saber fencer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nice , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd July 2013 |