Laura Flessel
Real Name : Laura Flessel-Colovic
Born:
06/11/1971
(2018 yo)
Birth place: Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe
Citizenship : France
Ethnicity : From French Caribbean (Guadeloupe Island)
Occupation : Athletes (Epee fencer)
Active Years:
1989-2012
Summary
Laura Flessel-Colovic is a French épée fencer.
Biography
She is currently number one on the all-time list of French female Olympic medal winners, with five. Before 2007, she was a member of the Levallois Sporting Club Escrime. Nowadays she works with the Lagardère Paris Racing. She is married and has one daughter. She was France's flag-bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in London. It was her fifth and last Olympics.
She was banned for three months in 2002 after failing a doping test. She tested positive for the banned substance coramine glucose. She blamed the French team doctors for giving her a drug that is available over the counter in France.
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Carrer (Filmography, Discography, Awards...)
Career:
Summer Olympics
- Gold Medal in individual épée in 1996
- Gold Medal in team épée in 1996
- Silver Medal in individual épée in 2004
- Bronze Medal in individual épée in 2000
- Bronze Medal in team épée in 2004
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