Jacques Lataste
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Jacques Vital Lucien•Lataste |
| Used name | Jacques•Lataste |
| Born | 7 June 1922 in La Grand-Combe, Gard (FRA) |
| Died | 10 November 2011 in Paris XIXe, Paris (FRA) |
| Measurements | 183 cm / 78 kg |
| NOC |  France |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
Jacques Lataste was a member of the highly successful French foil team that won Olympic team gold medals in 1948 and 1952, team foil silver at the 1956 Olympics, team World titles in 1951 and 1953, and team silvers at the 1949 and 1950 World Championships. Individually he won foil bronzes at the 1950 and 1955 World Championships, was fourth at the 1952 Olympics and won the French foil title in 1950. Outside of sports, Lataste worked as a surgeon at the Hospital Center Intercommunal Créteil and Péan Surgical Clinic in Paris.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Summer Olympics | Fencing | FRA |
Jacques Lataste | |||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | France | 1 | Gold | |||
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Fencing | FRA |
Jacques Lataste | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | France | 1 | Gold | |||
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Fencing | FRA |
Jacques Lataste | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 7 p2 r1/3 | |||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | France | 2 | Silver | |||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | France |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (3–2–2 1949 Al-Qahira silver: foil team and sabre team; 1950 Monte Carlo silver: foil team, bronze: foil; 1951 Stockholm gold: foil team; 1953 Bruxelles gold: foil team; 1955 Roma bronze: foil team)