Philippe Cattiau
French fencer (1892–1962)
Philippe Louis Eugène Cattiau (28 July 1892 – 18 February 1962) was a French épée and foil fencer who won a total of eight Olympic medals between 1920 and 1936.
He was born in Saint-Malo in Brittany.
A stadium in the Paris suburb of Villeneuve-la-Garenne now bears his name.
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