Brigitte Gapais-Dumont
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| Born | 25 April 1944 Saint-Fargeau, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 November 2018 (aged 74)[1] Concarneau, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Brigitte Gapais-Dumont (25 April 1944 – 29 November 2018) was a French fencer. She won silver medals in the women's individual foil event at the 1975 Mediterranean Games[2] and in the team foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
Career
Brigitte Gapais-Dumont competed in the foil events at four consecutive Olympic Games. At the 1964 Tokyo Games, she was eliminated in the individual qualifying rounds and finished sixth in the team competition. During the 1968 Mexico City Games, she placed fourth in both the individual and team events. She followed this with a sixth-place finish in the team event at the 1972 Munich Games. At her final Olympics, the 1976 Montreal Games, she placed fourth individually and won the silver medal in the team foil event.
Beyond her competitive career, Gapais-Dumont held significant leadership roles in sports administration. From 1976 to 1981, she served as the Vice-President of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF). She also served as the Secretary General of the French Fencing Federation for 16 years.
References
- ^ "Décès de Brigitte Dumont et Christine Muzio". French Fencing Federation. 1 December 2018. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018. (in French)
- ^ "Olympedia – Brigitte Dumont-Gapais". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Brigitte Gapais-Dumont". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "Brigitte Gapais-Dumont Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
External links
- Brigitte Gapais-Dumont at Olympedia
- Brigitte Gapais-Dumont at InterSportStats