Yves Dreyfus
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Yves Dreyfus is a Jewish French epee fencer
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A 3-time member of the French Olympic
épée team, Dreyfus won two medals during his Olympic career.
Olympic Games, in the finals Dreyfus and the French lost to Hungary and Italy, but defeated Great Britain in the third place match to win the bronze medal
(one of the British fencers was Allan Jay
).
In 1960 in the Rome Olympics, Dreyfus competed in both the team and individual events, but did not medal in either competition. In the team épée, the French were eliminated in the 2nd round, but Dreyfus reached the final in the individual event. He won his pool in the 1st round, survived a fence-off (elimination match) in the 2nd round, and advanced through the quarterfinals and semifinals without much difficulty. In the final, he finished in 6th place while French teammate Armand Mouyal
finished in 7th (American Albert Axelrod
won the bronze medal).
Dreyfus' last Olympic appearance was in 1964 at the Tokyo Games, where he won another bronze medal as a member of France's épée team. He also competed in the individual competition, advancing to the 2nd round, but was then eliminated.
in the individual épée event at the 1961 Maccabiah Games
, and then won both the gold medal in the team and individual épée events at the 1977 Maccabiah Games.
Fencing
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A 3-time member of the French Olympic
Olympic Games
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épée team, Dreyfus won two medals during his Olympic career.
World Championships
He won the bronze medal at the 1962 World Championship, and the silver medal at the 1963 World Championship.Olympics
Competing exclusively in the team épée event at the 1956 MelbourneMelbourne
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Olympic Games, in the finals Dreyfus and the French lost to Hungary and Italy, but defeated Great Britain in the third place match to win the bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
(one of the British fencers was Allan Jay
Allan Jay
Allan Louis Neville Jay MBE was a British foil and épée fencer.One of the greatest fencers in British history, Jay competed in five Olympiads in both épée and foil, winning two medals.-National championships:...
).
In 1960 in the Rome Olympics, Dreyfus competed in both the team and individual events, but did not medal in either competition. In the team épée, the French were eliminated in the 2nd round, but Dreyfus reached the final in the individual event. He won his pool in the 1st round, survived a fence-off (elimination match) in the 2nd round, and advanced through the quarterfinals and semifinals without much difficulty. In the final, he finished in 6th place while French teammate Armand Mouyal
Armand Mouyal
Armand Mouyal was a French epee fencer.-Fencing career:Born in Oran, Algeria , Mouyal began fencing in the early 1950s, and was as skilled with the foil as with the épée .-National Championships:Mouyal, a French police officer, captured French national Individual Épée titles in 1952,...
finished in 7th (American Albert Axelrod
Albert Axelrod
Albert Axelrod, known as Albie, , was an American foil fencer...
won the bronze medal).
Dreyfus' last Olympic appearance was in 1964 at the Tokyo Games, where he won another bronze medal as a member of France's épée team. He also competed in the individual competition, advancing to the 2nd round, but was then eliminated.
Maccabiah Games
He also won the gold medalGold medal
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in the individual épée event at the 1961 Maccabiah Games
Maccabiah Games
The Maccabiah is an international Jewish athletic event similar to the Olympics held in Israel every four years under the auspices of the Maccabi Federation, affiliated with the Maccabi World Union. The Maccabiah Games is the third largest international sports competition in the world...
, and then won both the gold medal in the team and individual épée events at the 1977 Maccabiah Games.