Daniel Revenu

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Daniel Revenu (5 December 1942 – 2 January 2024) was a French fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition, and medalist in four successive Olympics.

Biography

Daniel Revenu was born on 5 December 1942, the son of French fencing coach Ernest Revenu, from Melun. In the 1960s and 1970s Ernest Revenu trained Olympic, world and national fencing champions - Bruno Boscherie, Bernard Talvard, Hugues Leseur, Daniel Provost, Jacky Courtillat, Frédéric Pietruszka and his own son Daniel.[http://www.leparisien.fr/seine-et-marne/quand-melun-dominait-l-europe-15-04-2005-2005865423.php Quand Melun dominait l'Europe]. Le Parisien. 15 April 2005. Retrieved 26 September 2010.

Revenu received a gold medal in foil team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Gilles Berolatti, Christian Noël, Jean-Claude Magnan, and Jacques Dimont. He participated and received medals at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 summer Olympics.[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=17&sp=FEN "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Fencing"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929171849/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=17&sp=FEN |date=29 September 2008 }} databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 21 June 2008)

Daniel Revenu died on 2 January 2024, at the age of 81.{{cite news |title=Décès de Daniel Revenu, champion olympique de fleuret par équipe aux JO 1968 |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Escrime/Actualites/Deces-de-daniel-revenu-champion-olympique-de-fleuret-par-equipe-au-jo-1968/1440040 |access-date=4 January 2024 |publisher=L'Équipe |date=3 January 2024}}