Claude Netter

French fencer (1924–2007)

Born(1924-10-23)23 October 1924

Paris, France

Died13 June 2007(2007-06-13) (aged 82)

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Claude Netter

Personal information

Born

(1924-10-23)23 October 1924

Paris, France

Died

13 June 2007(2007-06-13) (aged 82)

Sport

Fencing

Medal record

Men's fencing

Representing France
Olympic Games
	1952 Helsinki	Team foil
	1956 Melbourne	Team foil
Mediterranean Games
	1951 Alexandria	Team foil
	1951 Alexandria	Individual foil
	1951 Alexandria	Team sabre

Claude Netter (23 October 1924, in Paris, France – 13 June 2007) was a French Olympic champion foil fencer.

Netter competed in three Olympiads for the French foil team, winning two medals.^[1] Netter was Jewish.^[2]

French Championships

Netter was the French national foil champion in 1952.^[1]

World Championships

Netter was a member of the French team that won the gold medal at the World Championships in 1951, 1953 and 1958. In 1959 he won silver at the World Championships in the individual foil competition.^[1]

Olympics

Netter won a gold medal in team foil at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.^[3] The French team defeated Egypt (15–1), Hungary (12–4), and Italy (8–6) in the finals.

He won a silver medal in team foil in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne and placed 6th in individual foil.^[4]

Netter's final Olympic appearance was in Rome at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the team foil competition. The French team placed 5th.^[4]

Mediterranean Games

He competed at the 1951 Mediterranean Games where he won a silver medal in the team foil event and bronze medals in the individual foil and team sabre events.^[5]

References

1 2 3 "Claude Netter Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
↑ Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900871.
↑ "Olympics Statistics: Claude Netter". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
1 2 "Netter, Claude". Jews in Sports. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
↑ "Olympedia – Claude Netter". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

Olympic Fencing Champions in Men's Team Foil

1904: Fonst, Van Zo Post, Díaz (ZZX)
1920: Olivier, Baldi, Costantino, A. Nadi, N. Nadi, Puliti, Speciale, Terlizzi (ITA)
1924: Cattiau, Coutrot, de Luget, Ducret, Gaudin, Jobier, Labatut, Perotaux (FRA)
1928: Pignotti, Gaudini, Pessina, Guaragna, Puliti, Chiavacci (ITA)
1932: Gardère, Lemoine, Bondoux, Bougnol, Cattiau, Piot (FRA)
1936: Di Rosa, Gaudini, Guaragna, Marzi, Bocchino, Verratti (ITA)
1948: Bonin, Buhan, Lataste, Bougnol, d'Oriola, Rommel (FRA)
1952: Netter, Buhan, Lataste, Noël, d'Oriola, Rommel (FRA)
1956: Mangiarotti, Di Rosa, Bergamini, Spallino, Carpaneda, Lucarelli (ITA)
1960: Zhdanovich, Sisikin, Midler, Sveshnikov, Rudov (URS)
1964: Zhdanovich, Sisikin, Midler, Sveshnikov, Sharov (URS)
1968: Magnan, Revenu, Noël, Berolatti, Dimont (FRA)
1972: Woyda, Koziejowski, Kaczmarek, Dąbrowski, Godel (POL)
1976: Bach, Hein, Reichert, Behr, Sens-Gorius (FRG)
1980: Pietruszka, Flament, Jolyot, Bonnin, Boscherie (FRA)
1984: Numa, Borella, Cipressa, Cerioni, Scuri (ITA)
1988: Romankov, Mammadov, Aptsiauri, Ibragimov, Koretsky (URS)
1992: Wagner, Schreck, Weidner, Koch, Weißenborn (GER)
1996: Shevchenko, Mammadov, Pavlovich (RUS)
2000: Ferrari, Plumenail, Guyart, Lhotellier (FRA)
2004: Cassarà, Sanzo, Vanni (ITA)
2012: Baldini, Avola, Cassarà, Aspromonte (ITA)
2016: Safin, Cheremisinov, Akhmatkhuzin (RUS)
2020: Le Péchoux, Lefort, Mertine, Pauty (FRA)
2024: Shikine, Iimura, Matsuyama, Nagano (JPN)

French Championships

World Championships

Olympics

Mediterranean Games

See also

References

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