Pierre Francisse Explained

Pierre Francisse
Nationality:Belgian
Residence:Rixensart, Belgium
Birth Date:11 November 1924
Birth Place:Hainaut, Belgium
Death Place:Rixensart, Belgium
Country:Belgium
Sport:Fencing
Olympics:1960
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Pierre Francisse (11 November 1924  - 17 February 2012)[1] was a Belgian fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2]

Francisse had participated in the 1948 (London) Olympics in a track event, but was wounded in Korea severely enough not to be able to compete again. He then took up fencing, and made the Belgian Olympic team at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games. He last served in the First Regiment Guides (Armor), retiring as a colonel.

He served as a lieutenant in the Belgian United Nations Command in the Korean War.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pierre Francisse . https://archive.today/20130115042457/http://enmemoire.sudinfo.be/annonce/17742901329498501/francisse-pierre . dead . 15 January 2013 . 14 March 2012 . enmemoire .
  2. Web site: Pierre Francisse Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043637/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fr/pierre-francisse-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 24 October 2010 . sports-reference.com.