Armand Mouyal (13 October 1925 – 15 July 1988) was a French epee world champion fencer.

Early and personal life

Born in

Oran Oran () is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance. It is w ...

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, Mouyal was Jewish.

Fencing career

Mouyal began fencing in the early 1950s.

Mediterranean Games

He competed at the Mediterranean Games in

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

where he won a silver medal in the team épée event and in

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

where he won a gold medal in the team épée event.

National championships

Mouyal, a French police officer, won the French national individual épée title in 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, and 1959.

World championships

Mouyal won the world individual épée championship in 1957. He participated in team épée, winning a world championship gold medal in 1951; silver in 1953, 1955, 1961, and 1963; and bronze in 1954 and 1958.

World rankings

Mouyal was ranked No. 5 in the world in 1955, and 8th in 1956.

Olympics

He was eliminated in the first round of the individual event and the second round of the team event at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

. He was a member of the French team that won a

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives ...

in team épée at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

. He advanced to the semifinals in individual épée. At the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

, he placed seventh in individual épée, reaching the finals, and the French épée team was eliminated in the second round.

Hall of Fame

Mouyal was inducted into the

International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (IJSHOF) () is the international hall of fame for Jewish athletes and special contributors to the world of sport. The purpose of the IJSHOF is to honor Jewish individuals, worldwide, who have accompli ...

in 1988.

References

External links

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