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.
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| Born | 2 April 1888 Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 January 1962 (aged 73) Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Salle Bouché | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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- ^ "Roger Ducret". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ 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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