Roger Closset

{{Short description|French fencer (1933–2020)}}

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Roger Closset (11 February 1933 – 27 October 2020) was a French fencer.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/21779 |title=Roger Closset |work=Olympedia |accessdate=16 April 2022}} He won a silver medal in the team foil event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CLOSSROG01 |title=Olympics Statistics: Roger Closset |accessdate=16 October 2010 |work=databaseolympics.com}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cl/roger-closset-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417193444/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cl/roger-closset-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Roger Closset Olympic Results |accessdate=16 October 2010 |work=sports-reference.com}} He also competed at the 1955 Mediterranean Games where he won gold medals in the épée and foil team events.

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