Claude Nigon

Claude Nigon
Personal information
Born(1928-12-28)28 December 1928
Basel
Died30 January 1994(1994-01-30) (aged 65)
Basel
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Épée, team

Claude Nigon (28 December 1928 – 30 January 1994) was a French fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

He won a silver medal in the 1950 World Fencing Championships, bronze in the 1954 World Fencing Championships and silver in the 1955 World Fencing Championships.

He was a referee in Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics and Fencing (foil) at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

References

  1. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Claude Nigon". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  2. ^ "Claude Nigon Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-09-18.


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