Nicolas Lopez is a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 sabre fencer

Fencing

Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...

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Lopez won the gold medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships

2006 World Fencing Championships

The 2006 World Fencing Championships were held at the Oval Lingotto in Turin, Italy. The event took place from September 29 to October 7, 2006.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:*...

 after beating Ukraine in the final. He accomplished this with his team mates Vincent Anstett

Vincent Anstett

Vincent Anstett is a French sabre fencer.Anstett won the gold medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Spain in the final...

, Julien Pillet

Julien Pillet

Julien Pillet is a French sabre fencer. He is a three-time Olympic medalist as he won the gold in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics and also at the 2008 Summer Olympics...

 and Boris Sanson

Boris Sanson

Boris Sanson is a French sabre fencer.Sanson won the gold medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships in Turin after beating Spain in the final. He accomplished this with his team mates Vincent Anstett, Julien Pillet and Nicolas Lopez...

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At the 2008 Beijing Olympics he helped his team win a gold medal in fencing, after beating the United States

United States

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 in the final. Lopez also won the silver medal in the individual sabre fencing, losing to Zhong Man

Zhong Man

Zhong Man is a Chinese sabre fencer, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the second ever gold medal for China in fencing.-References:* http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/1774*...

in the final.