Laura Flessel-Colovic

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 (age 53)
Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France
SpouseDenis Colovic
Children1
Fencing career
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Weaponépée
Handleft-handed
Personal coachDaniel Levavasseur
Retired2012
FIE rankingarchive
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing  France
Olympic Games[1][2]
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Individual épée
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team épée
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team épée
World Championships
Gold medal – first place Chaux-de-Fds. 1998 Individual épée
Gold medal – first place Chaux-de-Fds. 1998 Team épée
Gold medal – first place Seoul 1999 Individual épée
Gold medal – first place Leipzig 2005 Team épée
Gold medal – first place St.Petersburg 2007 Team épée
Gold medal – first place Beijing 2008 Team épée
Silver medal – second place The Hague 1995 Team épée
Silver medal – second place Nîmes 2001 Individual épée
Silver medal – second place Turin 2006 Team épée
Bronze medal – third place The Hague 1995 Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place Cape Town 1997 Team épée
Bronze medal – third place Leipzig 2005 Individuel épée
Bronze medal – third place Turin 2006 Individuel épée
European Championships
Gold medal – first place Ghent 2007 Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place Ghent 2007 Team épée
Bronze medal – third place Plovdiv 2009 Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place Leipzig 2010 Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place Leipzig 2010 Team épée
Bronze medal – third place Sheffield 2011 Team épée
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place Almería 2005 Individual épée
Fencing World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2002 Individual épée
Gold medal – first place 2003 Individual épée
Gold medal – first place 2004 Individual épée
Silver medal – second place 2005 Individual épée
Silver medal – second place 2007 Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Individual épée
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Individual épée

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.[3] Before 2007, she was a member of the Levallois Sporting Club Escrime, and now works with Lagardère Paris Racing.[4] She is married and has one daughter.

She was France's flag-bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in London, which was her fifth and last Olympics.[5]

She was appointed Minister of Sports in the Philippe Government on 17 May 2017[6] and resigned on 4 September 2018.[7]

  1. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Laura Flessel-Colovic". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Laura Flessel-Colovic". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Olympian Laura Flessel-Colovic sets example as French Sports Minister". World Olympians Association. 14 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Lagardère – Communiqués de presse". Lagardere.com. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Fencer Flessel to be France's Olympic flag-bearer". NDTV. Agence France-Presse. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  6. ^ Grégoire Clavel (17 May 2017). "Laura Flessel nommée Ministre des Sports du gouvernement Édouard Philippe". HuffPost.
  7. ^ "France's sports minister quits ahead of expected cabinet shuffle - Reuters". Reuters. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.