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lucien gaudin in 1912 23 september 1934 -lrb- aged 47 -rrb- paris , france arras , france fencing 27 september 1886 escrimeur-gaudin . jpg lucien gaudin

lucien gaudin

lucien alphonse paul gaudin -lrb- 27 september 1886 -- 23 september 1934 -rrb- was a french fencer .
he competed in foil and in épée events at the 1920 , 1924 and 1928 olympics and won a gold or silver medal in every event he entered , accumulating four gold and two silver medal .
this record is tied for the best french olympics performance , matching fencers christian d'oriola -lrb- four gold and two silver -rrb- then followed by both philippe cattiau and roger ducret -lrb- three gold , four silver and one bronze -rrb- .
gaudin also won two international champion 's titles in épée -lrb- 1905 and 1918 -rrb- , the european title in épée -lrb- 1921 , first edition -rrb- and nine consecutive french titles in foil -lrb- 1906 -- 1914 -rrb- .
some sources claim that gaudin was on the silver-medal sabre team in 1920 , crediting him with an olympic medal in each weapon .
however , the ioc medalist database does not award gaudin a medal in that event , the full results of the event show that he did not fence , and numerous lists of competitors do not include him on the team .
after retiring from competitions gaudin became a journalist and co-owner of the company `` les films sportifs '' , which produced the 1924 olympic film .
gaudin committed suicide in 1934 when his company went bankrupt .
