Roger Ducret

Roger Ducret
Ducret in 1930
Personal information
Born2 April 1888
Paris, France
Died10 January 1962 (aged 73)
Paris, France
Sport
SportFencing
ClubSalle Bouché
Medal record
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Team foil
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Individual foil
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Team épée
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Individual foil
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Team foil
Silver medal – second place 1924 Paris Individual épée
Silver medal – second place 1924 Paris Individual sabre
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam Team foil

Roger Ducret (2 April 1888 – 10 January 1962) was a French fencer who competed at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics.[1] At the 1924 Summer Olympics he entered five events out of six and earned a gold or silver medal in each of them, winning individual medals in all three competitive fencing disciplines: épée, foil and sabre. During his times, only one fencer did better, the Italian Nedo Nadi won five gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

During World War I Ducret was a prisoner of war. After retiring from competitions he worked as a journalist for Le Figaro, L'Echo des Sports and other newspapers.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Roger Ducret". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roger Ducret". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.


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