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Georges Tainturier

1890 - 1943

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Georges Charles Armand Tainturier (20 May 1890 – 7 December 1943) was a French fencer who won team épée gold medals at the 1924 and 1932 Olympics. In 1926 he won an unofficial world title in the individual épée. Tainturier fought in World War I, was wounded, received the Croix de Guerre and was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor. During World War II he was a prominent member of the French Resistance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georges Tainturier is the 87th most popular fencer (down from 75th in 2019), the 4,706th most popular biography from France (up from 4,752nd in 2019) and the 28th most popular French Fencer.

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Among FENCERS

Among fencers, Georges Tainturier ranks 87 out of 349. Before him are Erna Bogen-Bogáti, Olga Oelkers, Virgilio Mantegazza, Carmelo Camet, Albertson Van Zo Post, and August Heim. After him are Frederico Paredes, Athanasios Vouros, Pierluigi Chicca, Tamás Gábor, Jetze Doorman, and Ödön Tersztyánszky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Georges Tainturier ranks 199. Before him are Robert Armstrong, Julie Vinter Hansen, Luís de Freitas Branco, Ichiya Kumagae, Zhang Shichuan, and Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen. After him are Albert Zürner, Isaak Zelensky, Alfred Neveu, Ödön Tersztyánszky, Grigory Landsberg, and Harald Julin. Among people deceased in 1943, Georges Tainturier ranks 200. Before him are Robert W. Paul, Edward Bagnall Poulton, Betty Nansen, Rupert Julian, Oskar Messter, and George Underwood. After him are Ladislav Vácha, Lorenz Hart, Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen, Hector Goetinck, Franz Cisar, and Emil Kellenberger.

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In France

Among people born in France, Georges Tainturier ranks 4,706 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles Gondouin (1875), Yannick Stopyra (1961), Achille Souchard (1900), Claude Mauriac (1914), Pierre Adam (1924), and Dominique Dropsy (1951). After him are Paul Winter (1906), Hervé de Charette (1938), Mikaël Silvestre (1977), Jacques Laurent (1919), James Dwight (1852), and Louis Guilloux (1899).

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Among FENCERS In France

Among fencers born in France, Georges Tainturier ranks 28. Before him are Georges de la Falaise (1866), Louis Perrée (1871), Armand Massard (1884), Jean-Claude Magnan (1941), Lucien Mérignac (1873), and Carmelo Camet (1904). After him are Jacques Dimont (1945), Philippe Boisse (1955), Léon Thiébaut (1878), Claude Netter (1924), Alphonse Kirchhoffer (1873), and Didier Flament (1951).

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