- Jean Stern
Jean Stern, born in
France , was a Frenchépée fencer.Olympic fencing career
Stern was a member of the French fencing team at the 1908
London Olympics , and competed in both the team and individual épée events. During the Games, the French team defeatedDenmark (10-6),Great Britain (12-5), andBelgium (9-7) to capture thegold medal [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=STERNJEA01] (Stern only competed against Denmark). One of his team-mates on the French team wasAlexandre Lippmann .In the individual competition at the 1908 Games, Stern won his 1st-round pool, and advanced to the semifinals by finishing 2nd in his second round pool. He was then eliminated in the semifinals after finishing 5th in his pool (the top 4 advanced to the final), and officially finished in 12th place.
Links
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=STERNJEA01 Olympic record]
* [http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:JAurc1TdXcsJ:www.jewsinsports.org/olympics_profile.asp%3FID%3D190+jean+stern+epee&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=11 Jews in Sports bio]
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