Julien Pillet (born 28 September 1977 in Dijon, Côte-d'Or) is a French sabre fencer. He is a three-time Olympic medalist: he won gold medals in the sabre team events at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics, and a silver medal in the sabre team event at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He finished 4th in the individual sabre event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[1][2]

Julien Pillet
Julien Pillet
Personal information
Born (1977-09-28) 28 September 1977 (age 46)
Dijon, France
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team sabre
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team sabre
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team sabre

Pillet won the individual bronze medal at the 2006 European Seniors Fencing Championship and the gold medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Spain in the final. He accomplished this with his teammates Vincent Anstett, Nicolas Lopez and Boris Sanson.

Other achievements edit

  2000 Sydney Olympics, team sabre
  2004 Athens Olympics, team sabre
  2005 World Fencing Championships, team sabre
  2006 European Seniors Fencing Championship, individual sabre
  2006 World Fencing Championships, team sabre
  2007 World Fencing Championships, team sabre
  2008 Beijing Olympics, team sabre

References edit

  1. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Julien Pillet". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Julien Pillet Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2012.

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