Georges Tainturier

Georges Charles Armand Tainturier (20 May 1890 – 7 December 1943) was a French fencer who won team épée gold medals at the 1924 and 1932 Olympics.

[1] In 1926 he won an unofficial world title in the individual épée.

[2] Tainturier fought in World War I, was wounded, received the Croix de Guerre and was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor.

During World War II he was a prominent member of the French Resistance.

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