![]() Georges Tainturier in 1922 | |||||||||||||||
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Born | 20 May 1890 | ||||||||||||||
Died | 7 December 1943 | (aged 53)||||||||||||||
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Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||
Club | Salle Bouché Cercle de l'Escrime à l'Épée | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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. He was arrested in 1942 and executed in 1943.[3] A fencing club is named after him in Compiègne.[4]