Yves Dreyfus - Biography

Yves Dreyfus (born May 17, 1931, in Clermont, France) is a Jewish French epee fencer.

A 3-time member of the French Olympic épée team, Dreyfus won two medals during his Olympic career.

Fencing career

French Championship

Dreyfus won the French national épée championship in 1964.

World Championships

He won the bronze medal at the 1962 World Championship, and the silver medal at the 1963 World Championship.

Olympics

Competing exclusively in the team épée event at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, in the finals Dreyfus and the French lost to Hungary and Italy, but defeated Great Britain in the third place match to win the bronze medal (one of the British fencers was Allan Jay).

In 1960 in the Rome Olympics, Dreyfus competed in both the team and individual events, but did not medal in either competition. In the team épée, the French were eliminated in the 2nd round, but Dreyfus reached the final in the individual event. He won his pool in the 1st round, survived a fence-off (elimination match) in the 2nd round, and advanced through the quarterfinals and semifinals without much difficulty. In the final, he finished in 6th place while French teammate Armand Mouyal finished in 7th (American Albert Axelrod won the bronze medal).

Dreyfus' last Olympic appearance was in 1964 at the Tokyo Games, where he won another bronze medal as a member of France's épée team. He also competed in the individual competition, advancing to the 2nd round, but was then eliminated.

Maccabiah Games

He also won the gold medal in the individual épée event at the 1961 Maccabiah Games, and then won both the gold medal in the team and individual épée events at the 1977 Maccabiah Games.

Miscellaneous

Dreyfus was still fencing in Masters events in 2001.

See also

• List of select Jewish fencers

External links

• Jews in Sports bio
• Jewish Olympic Medalists
• List of Jewish Fencers