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Laura Flessel-Colovic

Laura Flessel-Colovic
Laura Flessel-Colovic, Team trophy presentation Challenge international de Saint-Maur 2013 t161426.jpg
Personal information
Born (1971-11-06) 6 November 1971 (age 45)
Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe
Weapon(s) épée
Hand left-handed
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 60 kg (130 lb)
Personal coach(es) Daniel Levavasseur
Retired 2012
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Laura Flessel-Colovic (born 6 November 1971 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe) is a French épée fencer. She is currently number one on the all-time list of French female Olympic medal winners, with five. Before 2007, she was a member of the Levallois Sporting Club Escrime. Nowadays she works with the Lagardère Paris Racing. She is married and has one daughter.

She was France's flag-bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in London. It was her fifth and last Olympics.

Laura Flessel was banned for three months in 2002 after failing a doping test. She tested positive for the banned substance coramine glucose. She blamed the French team doctors for giving her a drug that is available over the counter in France.

She was one of the contetant during the Third season of Danse avec les stars.



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