Christian d'Oriola

Christian d'Oriola, who lived from 3 October 1928 to 29 October 2007, was a French fencer who took part in the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and served as the Olympic flag bearer for France in 1960. Between 1947 and 1958 he won four gold and two silver medals at the Summer Olympics and eight world titles in the foil; at the 1960 Olympics he also competed in the team épée. At the Mediterranean Games he won individual foil gold in 1951 together with a silver in the team foil, and in 1955 he won gold medals in the individual and team foil events. He won the French national title in team épée in 1970 and was awarded the French Legion of Honor in 1972. After retiring from competition he acted as a fencing judge and served as vice-president of the French Fencing Federation, and he was a cousin of the Olympic equestrian Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola.