Roland Turian

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRoland•Turian
Used nameRoland•Turian
AffiliationsCercle des Armes de Lausanne, Lausanne (SUI)
NOC Switzerland

Biography

Roland Turian began his fencing career with the Cercle des Armes de Lausanne around 1947. He was a member of the Lausanne Schaefer Cup winning sabre team, alongside Oswald Zappelli and the non-Olympians Férid Nafilian and Franco Tognetti. Along with Zappelli, he was selected for the national sabre team in the following year and competed at the London Olympic Games, although they did not advance past the first round. Turian continued to be active in fencing with CA Lausanne until 1950.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Fencing SUI Roland Turian
Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) Switzerland 3 p2 r1/4