Georges Tainturier Explained

Georges Tainturier
Birth Date:	20 May 1890
Sport:	Fencing
Club:	Salle Bouché Cercle de l'Escrime à l'Épée
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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.^[1] In 1926 he won an unofficial world title in the individual épée.^[2]

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. He was arrested in 1942 and executed in 1943.^[3] A fencing club is named after him in Compiègne.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Olympics Statistics: Georges Tainturier . 20 March 2010 . databaseolympics.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018140747/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=TAINTGEO01 . 18 October 2012 .
2. Web site: Georges Tainturier . Olympedia . 25 October 2021.
3. Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . 24 July 2018 . Sports Reference.
4. Web site: Georges Tainturier Olympic Results . 20 March 2010 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110813195446/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/georges-tainturier-1.html . 13 August 2011 .