Lionel, Marquis de Castellane-Majastres

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games • Referee
SexMale
Full nameLionel Boniface•de Castellane-Majastres
Used nameLionel, Marquis•de Castellane-Majastres
Born28 September 1891 in Gardegan-et-Tourtirac, Gironde (FRA)
Died29 November 1965 in Béziers, Hérault (FRA)
AffiliationsSalle Bourdon, (FRA)
Title(s)Marquis
NOC France
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Lionel Boniface, Marquis de Castellane-Majastres was a member of the Castellane family from La Provence, which is considered one of the oldest families of the French nobility. Lionel, Marquis de Castellane-Majastres went out in the semi-finals of the individual foil at the 1920 Olympics, but won a silver medal in the team event. He also competed as a swimmer, although not at the Olympics. He was the owner of vineyards and was a winemaker.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Fencing FRA Lionel, Marquis de Castellane-Majastres
Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) 4 p1 r2/3
Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) France 2 Silver

Referee

Games Sport (Discipline) / Event NOC / Team Phase Unit Role As
1924 Summer Olympics Fencing FRA Lionel, Marquis de Castellane-Majastres
Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic) Round One Pool 4 Jury President
Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) Semi-Finals Pool 2 Judge
Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) Quarter-Finals Pool 3 Jury President
Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) Round Two Pool 5 Jury President
Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) Semi-Finals France — Hungary Judge
Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) Quarter-Finals Italy — Switzerland Judge
Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) Quarter-Finals France — Denmark Judge
Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) Round One France — Spain Judge
Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) Round One Hungary — Spain Judge
Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) Round One Belgium — Argentina Jury President
Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) Round One United States — Sweden Jury President
1928 Summer Olympics Fencing FRA Lionel, Marquis de Castellane-Majastres
Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) Final Standings Jury President
Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) Final Standings Jury President
Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) Final Pool Italy — Belgium Jury President

Olympic family relations

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