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Georges de la Falaise

Georges de la Falaise
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris Sabre
Intercalated Games
Gold medal – first place 1906 Athens Épée
Gold medal – first place 1906 Athens Team épée

Louis Venant Gabriel Le Bailly de La Falaise (1866 in Luçon – 1910) was a French fencer. He participated in Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the gold medal in the sabre, defeating fellow French fencer Henri Masson in the final. He also participated in Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics but was beaten in the final round, finishing in last place.

By his wife, the former Henriette Hennessy, he had four children:



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