Jacques René Émile Dimont (February 2, 1945 – December 31, 1994) was a French fencer and Olympic champion in

foil Foil may refer to: Materials * Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine * Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal * Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food * Tin foil, metal foil ma ...

competition. He received a gold medal in the team foil at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

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, together with Gilles Berolatti,

Christian Noël Christian Noël (born 13 March 1945) is a retired French Foil (fencing), foil fencing, fencer, and medalists in four consecutive Olympics, from 1964 to 1976. He also competed at the Mediterranean Games in Fencing at the 1967 Mediterranean Games, ...

, Jean-Claude Magnan and Daniel Revenu."1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Fencing"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 21 June 2008) He was married to the swimmer Danièle Dorléans. Dimont died in 1994, at the age of 49. The cause of death was suicide.

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* 1945 births 1994 suicides 1994 deaths French male foil fencers Olympic fencers for France Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Suicides in France 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-fencing-Olympic-medalist-stub