Jean-Paul Banos (born 27 January 1961) is a Canadian former fencer, who lives in Montreal, Canada.[2][3] He competed in the individual and team sabre events at four consecutive Olympic Games between 1984 and 1996.[4] At the 1992 Summer Olympics, he defeated Russian future Olympic champion Stanislav Pozdnyakov of the gold-medal-winning Unified Team.[5]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jean-Paul Banos |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 27 January 1961 Lavelanet, France |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Club | Scaramouche Fencing Club[1] |
| Retired | 1996[1] |
His brother, Jean-Marie Banos, also fenced for Canada at four Olympic Games.[6]
Banos now coaches at HuaHua Fencing Club in Markham, Canada.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Jean-Paul Banos and Jean-Marie Banos | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
- ^ "Jean-Paul Banos". 18 September 2011.
- ^ "Jean-Paul Banos". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Jean-Paul Banos Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stanislav Pozdnyakov Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ a b Foisy, Paul. "Jean-Paul Banos and Jean-Marie Banos". The Canadian Encyclopedia. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
External links edit
- Jean-Paul Banos at Olympedia
- Jean-Paul Banos at the Quebec Sports Hall of Fame (in French)
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