Claude Nigon

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games • Referee
Sex	Male
Full name	Claude Roger•Nigon
Used name	Claude•Nigon
Born	28 December 1928 in Basel, Basel-Stadt (SUI)
Died	30 January 1994 in Basel, Basel-Stadt (SUI)
Affiliations	FC Mulhouse, Mulhouse (FRA)
NOC	France

Medals	OG
Gold	0
Silver	0
Bronze	1
Total	1

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	As
1952 Summer Olympics	Fencing	FRA			Claude Nigon
	Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic)		6 p2 r2/4
	Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)	France	3 p1 r2/4
1956 Summer Olympics	Fencing	FRA			Claude Nigon
	Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)	France	3	Bronze

Referee

Games	Sport (Discipline) / Event	NOC / Team	Phase	Unit	Role	As
1964 Summer Olympics	Fencing	FRA				Claude Nigon
	Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic)		Semi-Finals	Sándor Szabó — Mark Midler	Jury President
	Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic)		Quarter-Finals	Pool 1	Jury President
	Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)		Classification 5-8	Unified Team of Germany — Italy	Jury President
	Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)		Quarter-Finals	Soviet Union — Unified Team of Germany	Jury President
	Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic)		Round One	Pool 2	Jury President
	Foil, Individual, Women (Olympic)		Round One	Pool 2, Barrage 4-5	Jury President
	Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)		Classification 5-8	Romania — Hungary	Jury President
1968 Summer Olympics	Fencing	FRA				Claude Nigon
	Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic)		Round One	Pool 9	Jury President
	Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)		Round One	Great Britain — United States	Jury President
	Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)		Quarter-Finals	Poland — West Germany	Jury President

Special Notes

Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (0–2–1 1950 Monte Carlo silver: épée team; 1954 Luxembourg bronze: épée team; 1955 Roma silver: épée team)