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LUCENAY Jean-Michel
NOC France   
GenderMen
Born 25 Apr 1978 in Fort-de-France, MTQ
Height1.86 m
Human Interest
Sport Specific Information
Handedness Left
When and where did you begin this sport? He began fencing at age six at the Durandal a Fort de France club in Martinique.
General Interest
Nicknames Titi, Jimmy, Jean-Miche (escrime-ffe.fr, 11 Jun 2008)
Most influential person in career His brother Laurent. (franceolympique.com, 11 Jul 2011; la1ere.francetvinfo.fr, 28 Jan 2017)
Awards and honours In 2010 he was named Male Athlete of the Year by the French Fencing Federation [FFE]. (laruedubac.com, 12 Dec 2010)
Further Personal Information
Languages English, French, Spanish
Family Two children
General Interest
Injuries He suffered a back injury in November 2012. (escrime-ffe.fr, 16 Nov 2012)
Further Personal Information
Higher education Sport Management - Claude Bernard University Lyon: France
General Interest
Hobbies Cinema, team sports, spending time with family, travelling. (NOC Media Guide, 2016)
Other information RETIREMENT
He retired from competitive fencing after competing in July 2017 at the world championships in Leipzig, Germany. (escrime-ffe.fr, 31 Jul 2017)

FURTHER STUDIES
He has a master's degree in sport organisations management from Claude Bernard University Lyon in France. (LinkedIn profile, 2016)
Famous relatives His brother Laurent has also represented France in fencing. (Facebook page, 28 Jan 2017; SportsDeskOnline, 10 May 2009)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? He and his brother were inspired to start fencing after watching movies with sword fighting in them. "The epee was the weapon of duels, and when I started fencing I was too young to use one, which made me want to do it even more."

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2016 1 Team Epee Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2008 1 Team Epee Beijing, China
World Championships
2017 1 Team Epee Leipzig, Germany
2017 8 Individual Epee Leipzig, Germany
2014 1 Team Epee Kazan, Russia
2012 2 Team Epee Kiev, Ukraine
2011 1 Team Epee Catania, Italy
2010 1 Team Epee Paris, France
2010 3 Individual Epee Paris, France
2009 1 Team Epee Antalya, Turkey
European Championships
2017 Final 5-6 Team Epee Tbilisi, Georgia
2016 3 Individual Epee Torun, Poland
2014 3 Individual Epee Strasbourg, France
2012 7 Individual Epee Legnano, Italy
2010 1 Individual Epee Leipzig, Germany
2010 6 Team Epee Leipzig, Germany
2009 5 Team Epee Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2008 1 Team Epee Kiev, Ukraine
2008 3 Individual Epee Kiev, Ukraine
2006 5 Team Epee Izmir, Turkey
2003 1 Team Epee Bourges, France