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Jacques Lataste
Personal information
Born(1922-06-07)7 June 1922
La Grand-Combe, France
Died10 November 2011(2011-11-10) (aged 89)[1]
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Foil, team
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Foil, team
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne Foil, team

Jacques Lataste (7 June 1922 – 10 November 2011) was a French fencer. He won two gold medals and a silver in the team foil event at three different Olympics.[2][3]

Olympic success

  • Gold medal in the team foil at Summer Olympics in 1948 alongside Adrien Rommel, Andre Bonnin, Christian d'Oriola, Jehan Buhan and Rene Bougnol.
  • Gold medal in the team foil at Summer Olympics in 1952 alongside Adrien Rommel, Christian d'Oriola, Claude Nette, Jacques Christmas and Jehan Buhan.
  • Silver medal in the team foil to Summer Olympics of 1956.

References

  1. ^ "Information sur LATASTE Jacques". Cimetières de France. 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016. (in French)
  2. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Jacques Lataste". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Jacques Lataste Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2010.