Mathieu Gourdain
French fencer
Mathieu Gourdain (French pronunciation: [matjø ɡuʁdɛ̃]; born 4 May 1974) is a French fencer. He won silver medals in the individual and team sabre events at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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