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2 unusual facts about épée


Charles-Michel de l'Épée

He recognised that there was already a signing deaf community in Paris but saw their language (now known as Old French Sign Language) as primitive.

Maryse Éwanjé-Épée

Maryse Éwanjé-Epée set her outdoor personal best on July 21, 1985, jumping 1.96 metres at the French Athletics Championships in Colombes, France.


Aida Mohamed

Aida is married to former Canadian Olympic pentathlete and épée fencer, Laurie Shong.

Alexandre Bouzaid

Alexandre Bouzaid (born in Kaolack on 29 June 1981) is a Senegalese fencer who specialises in the épée.

Armand Mouyal

The French gendarme was also a key factor in leading his national Épée team to 7 World Championships Team medals: gold in 1951; silver 1953, 1955, 1961, 1963; and bronze 1954 and 1958.

Battle of Worringen

Frédéric Bey, Swords of Sovereignty: Bouvines 1214 and Worringen 1288, Au fil de l'épée series, Ludifolie Editions (2012)

Boin

Victor Boin (1886–1974), Belgian freestyle swimmer, water polo player, and épée fencer

Boris Onishchenko

In electric épée fencing, a touch is registered on the scoring box when the tip of the weapon is depressed with a force of 750 grams, completing a circuit formed by the weapon, body cord, and box.

Carolina Kuhlman

Her most known parts was Emma in Korsfararne (The Crusaders) by Koetzebue, Hildegard in Joahnna av Montfaucon by Kotzebue, Cherubin in The marriage of Figaro, the deaf and mute boy Jules in Abbe del'Épée by Bouilly, Mrs Dorsan in Den ondsinta hustrun, (The Evil Wife) Elvira in Tartuffe.

Dmytro Karyuchenko

Karyuchenko also won the gold medal in the individual épée event of the 2006 Grand Prix at Kuwait City defeating Ulrich Robeiri (France) in the final.

Fencing in Namibia

She was the only fencer to compete for Namibia on the 2011 Junior and Cadet African Championships held in Alger, Algeria where she won Bronze in Cadet Women's Epee, she is currently Namibia's most successful fencer.

Hans Bergsland

He competed at the 1908 (épée) and 1912 Summer Olympics (épée and team épée).

Hervararkviða

The French poet Leconte de Lisle adapted the Hervararkviða as he wrote a poem entitled L’Épée d’Angantyr ("Angantyr's sword").

Julia Beljajeva

She is also a member of the Estonia team that won the bronze medal in women's team épée at 2012 European Championships in Legnano the gold medal at the 2013 European Championships in Zagreb.

Jung Jin-Sun

He was one of the top seeds for the individual épée competition, but lost to eventual silver medalist Fabrice Jeannet of France 15-11 in the quarterfinals

Klaus Dumke

He competed for East Germany in the individual and team épée events at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Men's épée at the 2010 World Fencing Championships

The Men's épée event took place on November 8, 2010 at Grand Palais.

Nikolai Novosjolov

Nikolai Novosjolov (born 9 June 1980) is an Estonian fencer, a two-time world champion in men's épée, winning gold at the 2010 World Championships in Paris and the 2013 World Championships in Budapest.

He was also a member of the Estonia team that won the silver medal in men's team épée at the 2001 World Championships in Nîmes.

Peru at the Olympics

However, prior to the creation of the Comité Olímpico Peruano in 1924, the Peruvian Carlos de Candamo competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics in two fencing events of foil and épée.

Sankin-kōtai

King Louis XIV of France instituted a similar practice upon the completion of his Palace at Versailles, requiring the French nobility, particularly the ancient Noblesse d'épée (nobility of the sword) to spend six months of each year at the palace, for reasons similar to those of the Japanese shoguns.

Women's épée at the 2010 World Fencing Championships

The Women's épée event took place on November 8, 2010 at Grand Palais.

Women's team épée at the 2010 World Fencing Championships

The women's team épée took place on November 12 at the Grand Palais.


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