Eugène-Henri Gravelotte
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Eugène-Henri Gravelotte (6 February 1876 – 23 August 1939) was a French fencer. He was the first modern Olympic champion in foil and first French gold medalist, winning the event at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.<ref name="sports-reference">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was born in Paris.
Gravelotte was undefeated in his group for the preliminary round, defeating Greek fencers Athanasios Vouros, Konstantinos Komninos-Miliotis, and Georgios Balakakis in succession. He then faced fellow Frenchman Henri Callot, who had gone undefeated in the other group, in the final. Gravelotte won that match 3–2.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Gravelotte died in Bénodet on 23 August 1939, aged 63.
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- 1876 births
- 1939 deaths
- Fencers from Paris
- Fencers at the 1896 Summer Olympics
- 19th-century French sportsmen
- French male foil fencers
- Olympic gold medalists for France
- Olympic fencers for France
- Olympic medalists in fencing
- Medalists at the 1896 Summer Olympics
- Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
- Recipients of the Legion of Honour
- French military personnel of World War I
- 20th-century French sportsmen