Laura Flessel-Colovic

Laura Flessel-Colovic (born 6 November 1971) is a French politician and épée fencer who served as Minister of Sports from 2017 to 2018. Born in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, she has won the most Olympic medals of any French sportswoman, with five. Before 2007, she was a member of the Levallois Sporting Club Escrime, and now works with Lagardère Paris Racing. She is married and has one daughter.

Laura Flessel-Colovic
Minister of Sports
In office
17 May 2017  4 September 2018
Prime MinisterÉdouard Philippe
Preceded byPatrick Kanner
Succeeded byRoxana Maracineanu
Personal details
Born (1971-11-06) 6 November 1971
Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France
SpouseDenis Colovic
Children1
Fencing career
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
SportFencing
Weaponépée
Handleft-handed
Personal coachDaniel Levavasseur
Retired2012
FIE rankingarchive
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Individual épée
1996 Atlanta Team épée
2004 Athens Individual épée
2000 Sydney Individual épée
2004 Athens Team épée
World Championships
Chaux-de-Fds. 1998 Individual épée
Chaux-de-Fds. 1998 Team épée
Seoul 1999 Individual épée
Leipzig 2005 Team épée
St.Petersburg 2007 Team épée
Beijing 2008 Team épée
The Hague 1995 Team épée
Nîmes 2001 Individual épée
Turin 2006 Team épée
The Hague 1995 Individual épée
Cape Town 1997 Team épée
Leipzig 2005 Individuel épée
Turin 2006 Individuel épée
European Championships
Ghent 2007 Individual épée
Ghent 2007 Team épée
Plovdiv 2009 Individual épée
Leipzig 2010 Individual épée
Leipzig 2010 Team épée
Sheffield 2011 Team épée
Mediterranean Games
Almería 2005 Individual épée
Fencing World Cup
2002 Individual épée
2003 Individual épée
2004 Individual épée
2005 Individual épée
2007 Individual épée
1997 Individual épée
2006 Individual épée

She was France's flag-bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in London, which was her fifth and last Olympics.

She was appointed Minister of Sports in the Philippe Government on 17 May 2017 and resigned on 4 September 2018.

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