Robert Citerne

Robert Citerne

Citerne at the 2014 IWAS European Championships
Personal information
Nickname(s) Bob le Ouf (litt. “Crazy Bob”)
Born (1961-02-10) 10 February 1961
Paris
Residence La Garenne-Colombes
Weapon(s) Foil A / Épée A / Sabre A
Hand left-handed
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
Club Levallois Sporting Club
Head coach(es) Jérôme Westholm, Maxime Faget
Medal record
Wheelchair fencing
Representing  France
Paralympic Games
1988 Seoul Épée A
1992 Barcelona Team Épée
2000 Sydney Team Épée
2004 Athens Team Épée
1988 Seoul Team Épée
1996 Atlanta Team Épée
1992 Barcelona Foil A
1996 Atlanta Team Foil
2000 Sydney Foil A
IWAS World Championships
2006 Turino Épée A
2006 Turino Team Sabre
2010 Paris Team Épée
1998 La Chaux Team Épée
2011 Catania Team Épée
1998 La Chaux Épée A
IWAS European Championships
1997 Gdansk Team Épée
2005 Zalaegerszeg Épée A
2005 Zalaegerszeg Team Épée
2007 Ghent Team Épée
2009 Plovdiv Team Épée
2009 Plovdiv Team Sabre
2011 Sheffield Team Épée
2014 Strasburg Team Épée
2005 Zalaegerszeg Sabre A
2007 Ghent Épée A
2007 Ghent Sabre A

Robert Citerne (born 10 February 1961 in Paris) is a French wheelchair fencer, who earned four gold medals out of seven Paralympic participations. He is also three-time World champion and eight-time European champion in individual and team events.

Citerne suffers from right hemiplegia since he was six months old. He took up fencing at the age of 19 after his physical therapist suggested it to him.[1] He joined in 1987 the France national team, of which he is still a member. He is known in the fencing community as “Bob le Ouf”, literally “Crazy Bob” because of his exuberant personality.[2]

Citerne is IT manager at the Levallois Sporting Club, of which he is a member as an athlete. He is also city councillor of La Garenne-Colombes in charge of disability-related issues.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Septièmes JO pour l'élu escrimeur". Le Parisien (in French). 29 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Cécile Hernandez Cervellon (12 August 2012). "Robert Citerne, dit " Bob le ouf "". Le Figaro/Sport 24 (in French).
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