Laura Flessel-Colovic

Laura Flessel-Colovic (born November 6, 1971 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe) is a French épée fencer. She is currently number one on the all-time list of French female Winter or Summer Olympic medal winners with five medals, two more than those on joint second place: Micheline Ostermeyer, Marielle Goitschel, Pascale Trinquet-Hachin, Perrine Pelen, Anne Briand-Bouthiaux, Marie-José Pérec, Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli, Félicia Ballanger and Laure Manaudou. She is married and has one daughter.

Honours

*Summer Olympics
**Gold Medal
**individual épée in 1996
**Bronze Medal in individual épée in 2000
**Bronze Medal in team épée in 2000

* World Championships
** Gold Medal in individual épée in 1998
** Gold Medal in team épée in 1998
** Gold Medal in individual épée in 1999
** Gold Medal in team épée in 2005
** Gold Medal in team épée in 2008
** Silver Medal in team épée in 1995
** Silver Medal in individual épée in 2001
** Silver Medal in team épée in 2006
** Bronze Medal in individual épée in 1995
** Bronze Medal in team épée in 1997
** Bronze Medal in individual épée in 2005
** Bronze Medal in individual épée in 2006

*World Cup Fencing
**World Cup winner individual épée in 2002 and 2003
**World Cup runner-up individual épée in 1997

External links

* [http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2000/0911/oly_flessel.html/ "Laura Flessel-Colovic"] , "Time", September 11, 2000
* [http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1819129_1819134_1825752,00.html "Laura Flessel-Colovic"] , n°30 on "Time"’s list of "100 Olympic Athletes To Watch" (2008)