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Yves Dreyfus (17 May 1931 – 16 December 2021) was a French epee fencer who holds two medals as part of the French Olympic épée team.[2]

Yves Dreyfus

Yves Dreyfus (1963)
Personal information
Born	(1931-05-17)17 May 1931 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Died	16 December 2021(2021-12-16) (aged 90)
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Medal record Men's fencing Representing  France Men's fencing[1] 1956 Melbourne Epee team 1964 Tokyo Epee team Maccabiah Games 1961 Israel Individual Epee 1977 Israel Individual Epee 1977 Israel Team Epee

Life and career

Dreyfus was born in Clermont-Ferrand, France, and was Jewish.[3][4][5][6][7] He survived the Nazi occupation of France as a child despite being Jewish by taking the name Yves Doucet.[8]

Dreyfus was a three-time Olympian for France and won two bronze medals.[9] At the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne at the age of 25 he won a bronze medal in team epee.[4] At the 1960 Olympics in Rome at the age of 29 he came in 6th in individual epee and tied for 9th with the French epee team.[4] At the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo at the age of 33 he fenced in the individual epee and won a bronze medal in the team epee.[4][10]

In 1964, he won the French national championship in epee.[11] He won a gold medal in individual epee at the 1961 Maccabiah Games.[11] He competed for France at the 1965 Maccabiah Games.[12][13] He won gold medals in both individual epee and team epee at the 1977 Maccabiah Games.[11]

In 1966, he was decorated by General Charles de Gaulle.[8] In 1967, he was given the National Order of Merit by the French Council of Ministers.[14] He later became a Master of Arms.[15]

Dreyfus died on 16 December 2021, at the age of 90.[16]

See also

• List of select Jewish fencers

Further reading

• "Fencing: World Championships: Men: Epee". Sports 123. Archived from the original on October 12, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
• "x". Retrieved April 29, 2010.

References

External links

• Jews in Sports bio
• Jewish Olympic Medalists
• List of Jewish Fencers

На других языках

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- [en] Yves Dreyfus

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[fr] Yves Dreyfus

Yves Dreyfus, né le 17 mai 1931 à Clermont-Ferrand et mort le 16 décembre 2021 à Ceyrat, est un escrimeur français. Membre de l'équipe de France d'épée, il est médaillé à plusieurs reprises aux Jeux olympiques et aux Championnats du monde.

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[it] Yves Dreyfus

Yves Dreyfus (Clermont-Ferrand, 17 maggio 1931 – Ceyrat, 16 dicembre 2021[1]) è stato uno schermidore francese, vincitore di due medaglie di bronzo nella scherma ai giochi olimpici.

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[ru] Дрейфус, Ив

Ив Дрейфус (фр. Yves Dreyfus, 17 мая 1931[2], Клермон-Ферран[2] — 16 декабря 2021[3][2], Ceyrat[d][2]) — французский фехтовальщик-шпажист, чемпион мира, призёр Олимпийских игр.

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