About Émile Coste
Lived 1862 – 1927 (aged 65). Émile Coste was a French fencer.
Émile Louis François Désiré Coste (2 February 1862 in Toulon – 7 July 1927 in Toulon) was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He participated in Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the gold medal in the foil, defeating fellow French fencer Henri Masson in the final.
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Who was Émile Coste?
French fencer (1862-1927)
When was Émile Coste born?
Émile Coste was born on 2 February 1862 in Toulon.
When did Émile Coste die?
Émile Coste died on 7 July 1927 in Toulon.
What was Émile Coste's occupation?
Émile Coste was a fencer.
What nationality was Émile Coste?
Émile Coste was French.
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