Jean de Mas Latrie
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Born | Paris, France | 23 November 1879
Died | 5 September 1914 Rebais, France | (aged 34)
Sport | |
Sport | Fencing, modern pentathlon |
Jean de Mas Latrie (23 November 1879 – 5 September 1914) was a French fencer and modern pentathlete.[1] He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics and the modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics where he was undefeated in fencing until losing to future U.S. general George S. Patton who was also competing in these events, Patton was the only man Jean lost to in said event.[2] He was killed in action during World War I.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Jean de Mas Latrie". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Jean de Mas Latrie Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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- Sportspeople from Paris
- French military personnel killed in World War I
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