Christian d'Oriola
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Referee • Other |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Christian Marie Auguste•d'Oriola |
| Used name | Christian•d'Oriola |
| Born | 3 October 1928 in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales (FRA) |
| Died | 29 October 2007 in Nîmes, Gard (FRA) |
| Measurements | 178 cm / 75 kg |
| NOC |  France |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 4 |
| Silver | 2 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 6 |
Biography
Christian d’Oriola was the world’s top foil fencer in the post-war years. In 1947, aged 19, he won his first World Championship, winning it three more times in 1949, 1953 and 1954. He added four gold medals with the French foil team (1947, 1951, 1953 and 1958). At the Olympics, he won both the individual and team gold twice, as well as a silver medal in each event. He was still competing at age 42, when he won the French team épée title in 1970. He later acted as a fencing judge, and vice-president of the French Fencing Federation.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Summer Olympics | Fencing | FRA |
Christian d'Oriola | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | France | 1 | Gold | |||
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Fencing | FRA |
Christian d'Oriola | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | France | 1 | Gold | |||
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Fencing | FRA |
Christian d'Oriola | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | France | 2 | Silver | |||
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Fencing | FRA |
Christian d'Oriola | |||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 8 | |||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | France | =5 | ||||
| Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) | France | =9 |
Referee
| Games | Sport (Discipline) / Event | NOC / Team | Phase | Unit | Role | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Fencing | FRA |
Christian d'Oriola | ||||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Round Two | Pool 2 | Jury President | ||||
| Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Round Two | Pool 6 | Jury President | ||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Round One | West Germany — Poland | Jury President | ||||
| Épée, Team, Men (Olympic) | Round One | Poland — Luxembourg | Jury President | ||||
| Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) | Final Pool | Soviet Union — Hungary | Jury President | ||||
| Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) | Semi-Finals | Soviet Union — Romania | Jury President | ||||
| Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) | Quarter-Finals | Romania — West Germany | Jury President | ||||
| Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) | Round One | Soviet Union — Hungary | Jury President | ||||
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Fencing | FRA |
Christian d'Oriola | ||||
| Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Round Two | Pool 6 | Jury President | ||||
| Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Final Pool | Jury President | |||||
| Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Final Pool | Final Pool, Barrage 1-3 | Jury President | ||||
| Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Round Three | Pool 4 | Jury President | ||||
| Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Round Two | Pool 5 | Jury President | ||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Semi-Finals | West Germany — Soviet Union | Jury President | ||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Round One | Poland — United States | Jury President | ||||
| Foil, Team, Men (Olympic) | Round One | United States — Iran | Jury President | ||||
| Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) | Semi-Finals | Soviet Union — West Germany | Jury President | ||||
| Foil, Team, Women (Olympic) | Quarter-Finals | France — Poland | Jury President |
Other participations
| Games | Role | NOC | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony | FRA |
Christian d'Oriola |
Olympic family relations
- Cousin of Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola
- Husband of Kate Delbarre
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (8–5–0 1947 Lisboa gold: foil and foil team; 1949 Al-Qahira gold: foil, silver: foil team; 1950 Monte Carlo silver: foil team; 1951 Stockholm gold: foil team; 1953 Bruxelles gold: foil and foil team; 1954 Luxembourg gold: foil, silver: foil team; 1955 Roma silver: foil; 1957 Paris silver: foil team; 1958 Philadelphia gold: foil team)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Mediterranean Games (3–1–0 1951 Al-Iskanderiya FEN gold: foil, silver: foil team; 1955 Barcelona FEN gold: foil and foil team)
- Listed in Olympic Order Recipients (1977 (Silver))
Errata
Date of death also seen as 30 October 2007.