Roger Ducret, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Roger Ducret

French fencer

Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1888

Place of Birth: Paris, ĂŽle-de-France, France

Date of Death: 08-Jan-1962

Profession: fencer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Roger Ducret

  • Roger Ducret (2 April 1888 – 8 January 1962) was a French fencer who competed at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics.
  • At the 1924 Summer Olympics he entered five events out of six and earned a gold or silver medal in each of them, winning individual medals in all three competitive fencing disciplines: Ă©pĂ©e, foil and sabre.
  • During his times, only one fencer did better, the Italian – Nedo Nadi won five gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics. During World War I Ducret was a prisoner of war.
  • After retiring from competitions he worked as a journalist for Le Figaro, L'Echo des Sports and other newspapers.

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