Laura Flessel-Colovic is a French épée fencer and former politician, born on 6 November 1971 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. She began fencing at the age of six, won the Pan American Championships in foil and épée in 1990, and moved to mainland France to train. Her Olympic gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics made her the first woman among French fencers to hold both Olympic and World champion titles, and she went on to win five Olympic medals, the most of any French sportswoman. She carried the French flag at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, her fifth Games, and served as France's Minister of Sports from May 2017 to September 2018.
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she has won the most Olympic medals of any French sportswoman, with five
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she has won the most Olympic medals of any French sportswoman, with five
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is a French politician and épée fencer
Competed In: 1996 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games entered
After her gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Competed In: 2000 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games entered
She was one of the favorites for the 2000 Summer Olympics title.
Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games entered
The 2008 Summer Olympics, her fourth Olympic Games
Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games entered
She was France's flag-bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in London
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