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DeutschHugues Obry
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| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1973 Enghien-les-Bains, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hugues Obry (born 19 May 1973) is a retired French fencer and current coach. He won a gold medal in team épée at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, together with Érik Boisse, Fabrice Jeannet and Jérôme Jeannet. He won two silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1][2]
Following his victory at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, he was made a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur.[3]
Obry became assistant coach of the French men's épée team in 2008, and head coach from 2012 to 2016.[4] He is also technical director of the Levallois Sporting Club.[5]
Obry now coaches the Chinese Épée team.
References
[edit]- ^ "Hugues Obry". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Hugues Obry". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "Décret du 24 septembre 2004". Journal officiel de la République française. 26 September 2004. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Escrime - Obry : "Pourquoi j'ai décidé d'arrêter après les JO 2016"" (in French). BFMTV. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016 - Hugues Obry, un meneur d'hommes en or pour les épéistes français - Les jeux olympiques". France TV Sport. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
External links
[edit]- Hugues Obry at the International Fencing Federation
- Hugues Obry at Olympedia
- Hugues Obry at Team France (in French)
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