Christian d'Oriola

{{Short description|French fencer (1928–2007)}}

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| name = Christian d'Oriola

| image = Christian d'Oriola 1968 Sharjah stamp.jpg

| caption = D'Oriola on a 1968 stamp of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)

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| birth_date = 3 October 1928

| birth_place = Perpignan, France

| death_date = 29 October 2007 (aged 79)

| death_place = Nîmes, France

| height = 1.78 m

| weight = 75 kg

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| sport = Fencing

| event = Foil, épée

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{{MedalGold| 1948 London |Team foil}}

{{MedalSilver| 1948 London |Individual foil}}

{{MedalGold| 1952 Helsinki |Individual foil}}

{{MedalGold| 1952 Helsinki |Team foil}}

{{MedalGold| 1956 Melbourne |Individual foil}}

{{MedalSilver| 1956 Melbourne |Team foil}}

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{{MedalGold| 1947 Lisbon |Individual foil}}

{{MedalGold| 1947 Lisbon |Team foil}}

{{MedalGold| 1949 Cairo |Individual foil}}

{{MedalSilver| 1949 Cairo |Team foil}}

{{MedalGold| 1951 Stockholm |Team foil}}

{{MedalGold| 1953 Brussels |Individual foil}}

{{MedalGold| 1953 Brussels |Team foil}}

{{MedalGold| 1954 Luxembourg |Individual foil}}

{{MedalSilver| 1954 Luxembourg |Team foil}}

{{MedalSilver| 1955 Rome |Individual foil}}

{{MedalGold| 1958 Philadelphia |Team foil}}

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{{MedalGold|1951 Alexandria|Individual foil}}

{{MedalGold|1955 Barcelona|Individual foil}}

{{MedalGold|1955 Barcelona|Team foil}}

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Christian d'Oriola (3 October 1928 – 29 October 2007) was a French fencer. He was a cousin of the Olympic equestrian Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola.

D'Oriola took part in the 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympics, serving as the Olympic flag bearer for France in 1960. Between 1947 and 1958 he won four gold and two silver medals at Summer Olympics and eight world titles in the foil. At the 1960 Olympics he also competed in the team épée.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/christian-doriola-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417065348/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/christian-doriola-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Christian d'Oriola |work=sports-reference.com}} He also competed at the Mediterranean Games in 1951 where he won a gold medal in the individual foil event and a silver medal in the team foil event, and in 1955 where he won gold medals in the individual and team foil events.{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Christian d'Oriola |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/21837 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=13 April 2023}} He won the French national title in the team épée event in 1970. In 1972, he was awarded the French Legion of Honor. After retiring from competitions he acted as a fencing judge and served as vice-president of the French Fencing Federation.