Armand Mouyal

Armand Mouyal (13 October 1925 – 15 July 1988) was a French epee world champion fencer.

Early and personal life

Born in Oran, French Algeria, Mouyal was Jewish.

Fencing career Mouyal began fencing in the early 1950s.

Mediterranean Games

He competed at the Mediterranean Games in 1951 where he won a silver medal in the team épée event and in 1955 where he won a gold medal in the team épée event.

National championships Mouyal, a French police officer, won the French national individual épée title in 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, and 1959.

World rankings Mouyal was ranked No. 5 in the world in 1955, and 8th in 1956.

At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he placed seventh in individual épée, reaching the finals, and the French épée team was eliminated in the second round.

Hall of Fame Mouyal was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.