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Charles Collignon (fencer)

French fencer (1877–1925)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionNov 6, 2024
Entity authorityQ2602546 ↗
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Charles Collignon (7 September 1877 in Paris - 19 July 1925) was a French fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition.

He received a gold medal in épée team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

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The public source identifies “Charles Collignon (fencer)” as french fencer (1877–1925). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Charles, Collignon and fencer.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1877, 1925, 1908—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1877-09-07. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Charles, Collignon and fencer providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Charles Collignon (fencer)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.