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Alexandre Lippmann

French Jewish épée fencer who won five Olympic medals across the 1908, 1920 and 1924 Games.

Paris, France

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Biography

Alexandre Auguste Lippmann was born in Paris on 11 June 1881. Representing France in épée, he won five Olympic medals: team gold and individual silver in 1908; individual silver and team bronze in 1920; and team gold in 1924. He was also French épée champion in 1909, worked as a genre painter, and was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1984. He died in Paris on 23 February 1960.

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Records held by Alexandre Lippmann

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Most Olympic Medals Won by a Jewish Fencer

Record holder

Alexandre Lippmann

Record value

5 Olympic medals

Alexandre Lippmann built an unusually durable Olympic fencing career across sixteen years. At London 1908 he won gold with France in team épée and silver in the individual event. Returning at Antwerp 1920, he added another individual silver and a team bronze. At Paris 1924, aged 42, he won a second team épée gold. His five Olympic medals — two gold, two silver and one bronze — are the highest verified total in fencing by an eligible Jewish athlete under the JWR standard.

Country represented: France
Achievement locations: London, United Kingdom (1908); Antwerp, Belgium (1920); Paris, France (1924)
Achievement date: 1924

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