Robert Citerne (born 10 February 1961 in Paris) is a French
wheelchair fencer
Wheelchair fencing (also called Parafencing) is a version of fencing for athletes with a disability. Wheelchair fencing is governed by the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation that is a federation of the International Paralympi ...
, who earned four gold medals out of seven
Paralympic participations. He is also three-time World champion and eight-time European champion in individual and team events.
Citerne has right
hemiplegia
Hemiparesis, also called unilateral paresis, is the weakness of one entire side of the body ('' hemi-'' means "half"). Hemiplegia, in its most severe form, is the complete paralysis of one entire side of the body. Either hemiparesis or hemiplegia ...
since he was six months old. He took up fencing at the age of 19 after his physical therapist suggested it to him.
He joined in 1987 the France national team, of which he is still a member. He is known in the fencing community as “Bob le Ouf”, literally “Crazy Bob” because of his exuberant personality.
Citerne is IT manager at the
Levallois Sporting Club
The Levallois Sporting Club is a multi-sport athletic club located in Levallois-Perret, France. Founded in 1983, it is now organised into 32 sports and counts 14,500 members. It is one of the most important sports club in France and one that lin ...
, of which he is a member as an athlete. He is also city councillor of
La Garenne-Colombes
La Garenne-Colombes () is a Communes of France, commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from Notre Dame de Paris, France's kilometre zero.
Name
The commune used to be part of the neighbouring city of Colombes. At t ...
in charge of disability-related issues.
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1961 births
Living people
French male foil fencers
French male épée fencers
Paralympic gold medalists for France
Paralympic silver medalists for France
Paralympic bronze medalists for France
Wheelchair fencers at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair fencers at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair fencers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair fencers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair fencers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair fencers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Fencers from Paris
Paralympic medalists in wheelchair fencing
French male sabre fencers
Paralympic wheelchair fencers for France
20th-century French sportsmen