Jean-Claude Magnan

{{Short description|French fencer (born 1941)}}

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| image = L'équipe de France olympique de fleuret en 1972 (Talvard, Magnan, Noël, Revenu et Berolatti).jpg

| caption = The French Olympic foil team in 1972 (Talvard, Magnan, Noël, Revenu and Berolatti)

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| birth_place = Aubagne, France

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{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalGold | 1968 Mexico City | Team foil }}

{{MedalSilver | 1964 Tokyo | Individual foil }}

{{MedalBronze | 1964 Tokyo | Team foil }}

{{MedalBronze | 1972 Munich | Team foil }}

{{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}}

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Jean-Claude Magnan (born 4 June 1941 in Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône) is a French fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition, and a medalist in three successive Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/jean-claude-magnan-1.html |title=Jean-Claude Magnan Olympic Results |access-date=2010-10-27 |work=sports-reference.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301235852/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/jean-claude-magnan-1.html |archive-date=2012-03-01 }}

He received a gold medal in foil team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Gilles Berolatti, Christian Noël, Daniel Revenu and Jacques Dimont.[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=2008-09-29 }} databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on June 21, 2008) He participated and received medals at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 summer Olympics.

He also won a gold medal at the 1963 Mediterranean Games in the individual foil event.{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Jean-Claude Magnan |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/21947 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=20 April 2023}}