Julien Pillet (born 28 September 1977 in

Dijon Dijon (, , ) (dated) * it, Digione * la, Diviō or * lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920. The earlies ...

, Côte-d'Or) is a French

sabre A sabre ( French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...

fencer. He is a three-time Olympic medalist as he won the gold in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics and also at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He also won the silver medal at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

, again in the sabre team event. He finished 4th in the individual sabre event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Pillet won the individual bronze medal at the

2006 European Seniors Fencing Championship The 2006 European Seniors Fencing Championship was held in İzmir, Turkey, between 4 July and 9 July 2006. The event, sanctioned by the European Fencing Confederation (EFC), was organized by the Turkish Fencing Federation (TEF). 382 senior fencer ...

and the gold medal in the sabre team event at the

2006 World Fencing Championships The 2006 World Fencing Championships were held at the Oval Lingotto in Turin, Italy. The event took place from 29 September to 7 October 2006. Same Thing of the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter ...

after beating Spain in the final. He accomplished this with his teammates Vincent Anstett, Nicolas Lopez and

Boris Sanson Boris Sanson (born 7 December 1980 in Bordeaux, France) is a French sabre fencer. Sanson won the gold medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships in Turin after beating Spain in the final. He accomplished thi ...

Other achievements

2000 Sydney Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

, team sabre : Gold medal

2004 Athens Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, team sabre : Bronze medal world centered-2

2005 World Fencing Championships The 2005 World Fencing Championships were held in Leipzig, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most ...

, team sabre : Bronze medal europe

, individual sabre : Gold medal world centered-2

, team sabre : Silver medal world centered-2

2007 World Fencing Championships The 2007 World Fencing Championships were held at the SCC Peterburgsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The event took place from September 28 to October 7, 2007. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Results overview Men Epée ...

, team sabre : Gold medal

2008 Beijing Olympics, team sabre

References

External links

Profile at escrime-ffe.fr
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