Armand Massard

Armand Massard

Personal information

Born

1 December 1884
Paris, France

Died

9 April 1971 (aged 86)
Paris, France

Height

1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

Weight

84 kg (185 lb)

Sport

Fencing

Event

épée

Medal record

Men's fencing

Representing France
Olympic Games
	1920 Antwerp	Individual épée
	1920 Antwerp	Team épée
	1928 Amsterdam	Team épée

Armand Émile Nicolas Massard (1 December 1884 – 8 April 1971) was a French épée fencer who competed at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics.^[1] In 1920 he won an individual gold and team bronze medal, and in 1928 he earned a team silver medal.^[2]^[3]

Massard was a journalist and the editor-in-chief of La Presse, La Liberté and Le Figaro. He was president of the French Fencing Federation and of the Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français from 1933 to 1967. In 1946 he became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and in 1969 its honorary member; he served as the IOC Executive Board Member in 1950–51 and 1956–57, and as Vice-President in 1952–55. Massard was also Vice-President of the Municipal Council of Paris.^[3]

Olympic events

1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp
- Fencing – Épée, individual – Gold medal
- Fencing – Épée, team – Bronze medal
1924 Summer Olympics in Paris
- Fencing – Épée, individual
1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam
- Fencing – Épée, individual
- Fencing – Épée, team – Silver medal

References

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^ "Armand Massard". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
^ "Armand Emile MASSARD". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Armand Massard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.