What is Jean Cottard?
[[File:Jean Cottard.jpg|right|200px]] '''Jean Cottard''' (14 July 1926 – 1 December 2020) was a French fencer. He earned his Master of Arms at [[Fort Carré]] in 1949. He became the first National Technical Director of France in 1964. He was a member of the [[French Federation of Fencing]] from 1988 until his death. Cottard was born in [[Paris]]. Cottard died on 1 December 2020 in [[Antibes]], [[France]] at the age of 94.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Escrime/Actualites/Maitre-jean-cottard-est-mort/1200622|title=Maître Jean Cottard est mort|date=3 December 2020|work=L'Équipe|language=French}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cottard, Jean}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:French fencers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Paris]] {{sports-bio-stub}}