Julien Pillet
Julien Pillet (born September 28, 1977 in Dijon ) is a French saber fencer , Olympic champion and world champion.
successes
At the European Fencing Championships in 1997 , Julien Pillet won bronze in the saber singles, in 1999 he was team world champion , team European champion and won bronze in singles at the European Championships. In 2000 he took part in the Olympic Games in Sydney and won silver with the team, in the individual, he finished twelfth. In 2001 he won silver both individually and with the team at the European Championships, and also silver at the individual World Championships . At the World Championships in 2002 it was again silver in the individual again only beaten by Stanislaw Posdnjakow . At his second Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 , he won gold with the team, in the individual it was eleventh place. In 2005 he won bronze with the team at the World Championships . In 2006 he was again team world champion , at the European championship it was bronze in the individual. At the 2007 World Championships he won silver with the team, at the EM bronze with the team. At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 Pillet again received gold with the team, in fourth place in the individual. In 2009 he won silver in singles and bronze with the Saber team at the European Championships .
Awards
- 2004: Knight of the Legion of Honor
- 2008: Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite
Web links
- Julien Pillet - Rankings and Results in the database of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (English / French)
- Pillet Julien - Biography in the database of the European Fencing Confederation (English)
- Julien Pillet in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- History European Fencing Championships (men's saber) from sport-komplett.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Décret du 24 September 2004 portant nomination. In: legifrance.gouv.fr. September 24, 2004, accessed March 29, 2015 (French).
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SURNAME | Pillet, Julien |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French saber fencer and two-time Olympic champion |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1977 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dijon |