Franck Boidin
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Born28 August 1972
Hénin-Beaumont, Pas-de-Calais, France
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
SportFencing
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| Born | 28 August 1972 Hénin-Beaumont, Pas-de-Calais, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Foil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | archive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Franck Boidin (born 28 August 1972) is a French foil fencer. He won an individual bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics[1][2] and in the 2001 World Championships. He is also twice team World champion (1997 and 2001).
After his retirement from competition Boidin became coordinator of the foil Youth Development Centre in Châtenay-Malabry. In 2008 he was named national coach for the French women's foil team. After the 2012 Summer Olympics he took responsibility over both the men's and women's foil teams.[3]
