Jean-Michel Henry
Jean-Michel Henry medal table |
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France | ||
Olympic games | ||
silver | Seoul 1984 | Epee team |
gold | Los Angeles 1988 | Epee team |
bronze | Barcelona 1992 | Sword |
bronze | Atlanta 1996 | Epee team |
World championships | ||
gold | Vienna 1983 | Epee team |
bronze | Lausanne 1987 | Epee team |
silver | Lyon 1990 | Epee team |
silver | Essen 1993 | Epee team |
bronze | Athens 1994 | Sword |
gold | Athens 1994 | Epee team |
silver | The Hague 1995 | Epee team |
Jean-Michel Henry (born December 14, 1963 in Marseille ) is a former French sword fencer . He is an Olympic champion and became a world champion.
successes
Jean-Michel Henry won numerous medals with the team at world championships . In 1983 in Vienna and 1994 in Athens he became world champion with her, and he took second place with her in 1990 in Lyon , 1993 in Essen and 1995 in The Hague . In 1994 he achieved the only podium finish with bronze. Henry took part in the Olympic Games four times and won a medal each time. In 1984 in Seoul he won silver with the team. Four years later he finished 18th in the singles in Los Angeles . With the team he reached the final against Germany after victories over Hungary and the Soviet Union , which France won 8: 3. In addition to Henry, Frédéric Delpla , Olivier Lenglet , Philippe Riboud and Éric Srecki were Olympic champions . At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona , he won the bronze medal in singles after a final victory against Kaido Kaaberma . With the team he just missed another medal in fourth. This was achieved in Atlanta in 1996 , when the French team beat Germany in the battle for bronze. Henry finished the individual competition in sixth place.
Web links
- Jean-Michel Henry in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Henry, Jean-Michel |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French sword fencer and Olympic champion |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1963 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Marseille , France |