Jean-François Tournon
| Jean-François Tournon medal table |
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 France
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| Olympic Summer Games | ||
| bronze | Helsinki 1952 | Saber crew |
 World championships
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| silver | Piešťany 1938 | Saber crew |
| silver | Cairo 1949 | Saber crew |
| silver | Monte Carlo 1950 | Saber crew |
| bronze | Luxembourg 1954 | Saber crew |
Jean-François Tournon (born August 6, 1905 in Bois-Colombes , † April 12, 1986 ibid) was a French saber fencer .
successes
Jean-François Tournon was vice world champion with the team in Piešťany in 1938 , in Cairo in 1949 and in Monte Carlo in 1950 . He also won bronze with her in 1954 in Luxembourg . He took part in the Olympic Games twice: in 1948 he finished fifth in the team competition in London with the French team. At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 , however , he finished the team competition behind Hungary and Italy in third place and received the bronze medal with Jacques Lefèvre , Jean Levavasseur , Bernard Morel , Jean Laroyenne and Maurice Piot . In the individual he was eliminated in the quarter-finals.
Web links
- Jean-François Tournon in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Tournon, Jean-François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French saber fencer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 6, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bois-Colombes , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 1986 |
| Place of death | Bois-Colombes , France |