Nicolas Lopez (fencer)

Nicolas Lopez
Born	(1980-11-14) 14 November 1980 (age 44) Tarbes, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Weapon	sabre
Hand	Right-handed
National coach	Jean-Philippe Daurelle
Club	Amicale tarbaise
Former coach	René Geuna
Retired	2012
FIE ranking	current ranking
Medal record Men's sabre Representing  France Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team sabre 2008 Beijing Sabre World Championships 2006 Turin Team sabre 2007 St Petersburg Team sabre 2005 Leipzig Team sabre European Championships 2002 Koblenz Team sabre 2005 Zalaegerszeg Sabre 2007 Ghent Team sabre 2009 Plovdiv Team sabre

Nicolas Lopez (born 14 November 1980 in Tarbes) is a French sabre fencer.

Lopez won the gold medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Ukraine in the final.^[1] He accomplished this with his teammates Vincent Anstett, Julien Pillet and Boris Sanson.^[1]

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics he helped his team win a gold medal in fencing, after beating the United States in the final.^[2] Lopez also won the silver medal in the individual sabre fencing, losing to Zhong Man in the final.^[3]

Achievements

2005 World Fencing Championships, team sabre

2006 World Fencing Championships, team sabre

2007 World Fencing Championships, team sabre

2008 Beijing Olympics, team sabre

2008 Beijing Olympics, individual sabre

References

1. The Canadian Press (6 October 2006). "France golden at fencing worlds". CBC. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
2. Associated Press (17 August 2008). "France gets gold in team saber". New York Times. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
3. Associated Press (12 August 2008). "China's Zhong beats France's Lopez for saber gold". New York Times. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2010.

External links

• Profile at the European Fencing Confederation