Jean Levavasseur

Jean Levavasseur
Personal information
Born(1924-06-08)8 June 1924
Chatou, Yvelines, France
Died10 February 1999(1999-02-10) (aged 74)
Poissy, Yvelines, France
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki Team sabre
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 1955 Barcelona Team sabre
World Fencing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1950 Monte Carlo Individual sabre
Silver medal – second place 1949 Cairo Team sabre
Silver medal – second place 1950 Monte Carlo Team sabre
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Luxembourg Team sabre

Jean Levavasseur (8 June 1924 – 10 February 1999) was a French fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

He competed World Fencing Championships in 1949, winning a silver medal in the team sabre event, in 1950, winning a gold medal in the individual sabre event and a silver medal in the team sabre event, and in 1954, winning a bronze medal in the team sabre event. He won a silver medal at the 1955 Mediterranean Games in the team sabre event.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Jean Levavasseur". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Jean Levavasseur Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Olympedia – Jean Levavasseur". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 14 April 2023.


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