Robert Citerne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Robert Citerne

fencer

Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1961

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

Profession: fencer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Robert Citerne

  • Robert Citerne (born 10 February 1961 in Paris) is a French wheelchair fencer, who earned four gold medals out of seven Paralympic participations.
  • He is also three-time World champion and eight-time European champion in individual and team events. Citerne suffers from right hemiplegia since he was six months old.
  • He took up fencing at the age of 19 after his physical therapist suggested it to him.
  • He joined in 1987 the France national team, of which he is still a member.
  • He is known in the fencing community as “Bob le Ouf”, literally “Crazy Bob” because of his exuberant personality.Citerne is IT manager at the Levallois Sporting Club, of which he is a member as an athlete.
  • He is also city councillor of La Garenne-Colombes in charge of disability-related issues.

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