![French fencer Fabrice Jeannet (L) celebrates his gold medal, as Ukrainian fencer Maksym Khvorost walks by, after their men's epee individual match during the Fencing World Championship in Havana, October 6, 2003 French fencer Fabrice Jeannet (L) celebrates his gold medal, as Ukrainian fencer Maksym Khvorost walks by, after their men's epee individual match during the Fencing World Championship in Havana, October 6, 2003](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3Y7KA/french-fencer-fabrice-jeannet-l-celebrates-his-gold-medal-as-ukrainian-fencer-maksym-khvorost-walks-by-after-their-mens-epee-individual-match-during-the-fencing-world-championship-in-havana-october-6-2003-2D3Y7KA.jpg)
French fencer Fabrice Jeannet (L) celebrates his gold medal, as Ukrainian fencer Maksym Khvorost walks by, after their men's epee individual match during the Fencing World Championship in Havana, October 6, 2003
![French fencing olympic champion Fabrice Jeannet during the Masters competition in Levallois Perret, France, on November 27, 2005. Fabrice Jeannet take the second place. Photo by Stephane Kempinaire/Cameleon/ABACAPRESS.COM Stock Photo - Alamy French fencing olympic champion Fabrice Jeannet during the Masters competition in Levallois Perret, France, on November 27, 2005. Fabrice Jeannet take the second place. Photo by Stephane Kempinaire/Cameleon/ABACAPRESS.COM Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2EAADFR/french-fencing-olympic-champion-fabrice-jeannet-during-the-masters-competition-in-levallois-perret-france-on-november-27-2005-fabrice-jeannet-take-the-second-place-photo-by-stephane-kempinairecameleonabacapresscom-2EAADFR.jpg)
French fencing olympic champion Fabrice Jeannet during the Masters competition in Levallois Perret, France, on November 27, 2005. Fabrice Jeannet take the second place. Photo by Stephane Kempinaire/Cameleon/ABACAPRESS.COM Stock Photo - Alamy
![Fabrice Jeannet of France stands dejected after falling in the gold medal match to Matteo Tagliariol of Italy in Individual Epee on Sunday, August 10, 2008, during the Games of the XXIX Fabrice Jeannet of France stands dejected after falling in the gold medal match to Matteo Tagliariol of Italy in Individual Epee on Sunday, August 10, 2008, during the Games of the XXIX](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2F13EMC/fabrice-jeannet-of-france-stands-dejected-after-falling-in-the-gold-medal-match-to-matteo-tagliariol-of-italy-in-individual-epee-on-sunday-august-10-2008-during-the-games-of-the-xxix-olympiad-in-beijing-china-photo-by-jeff-sinercharlotte-observermctsipa-usa-2F13EMC.jpg)
Fabrice Jeannet of France stands dejected after falling in the gold medal match to Matteo Tagliariol of Italy in Individual Epee on Sunday, August 10, 2008, during the Games of the XXIX
![Members of France's men's epee team, (from L-R): Hugues Obry, Jerome Jeannet and Fabrice Jeannet, react after losing to Estonia during the men's team semi final at the World Fencing championship in Members of France's men's epee team, (from L-R): Hugues Obry, Jerome Jeannet and Fabrice Jeannet, react after losing to Estonia during the men's team semi final at the World Fencing championship in](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CR4PN9/members-of-frances-mens-epee-team-from-l-r-hugues-obry-jerome-jeannet-and-fabrice-jeannet-react-after-losing-to-estonia-during-the-mens-team-semi-final-at-the-world-fencing-championship-in-nimes-november-1-2001-estonia-defeated-france-reutersjean-paul-pelissier-jppjes-2CR4PN9.jpg)
Members of France's men's epee team, (from L-R): Hugues Obry, Jerome Jeannet and Fabrice Jeannet, react after losing to Estonia during the men's team semi final at the World Fencing championship in
![Epée: médaille d'argent pour Fabrice Jeannet, mais il rêvait de l'or pour sa retraite - ladepeche.fr Epée: médaille d'argent pour Fabrice Jeannet, mais il rêvait de l'or pour sa retraite - ladepeche.fr](https://images.ladepeche.fr/api/v1/images/view/5c177d373e4546491e3c44dd/large/image.jpg)