Jean-Paul Banos
Fencer
- Born
- 27 January 1961, Lavelanet
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Sport
- fencing
- Occupation
- fencer
- Height
- 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
- Weight
- 75 kg (165 lb)
Jean-Paul Banos (born 27 January 1961) is a Canadian former fencer, who lives in Montreal, Canada. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at four consecutive Olympic Games between 1984 and 1996. At the 1992 Summer Olympics, he defeated Russian future Olympic champion Stanislav Pozdnyakov of the gold-medal-winning Unified Team.
His brother, Jean-Marie Banos, also fenced for Canada at four Olympic Games.
Banos now coaches at HuaHua Fencing Club in Markham, Canada.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 Summer Olympics | 1984 | |
| 1988 Summer Olympics | 1988 | |
| 1992 Summer Olympics | 1992 | |
| 1996 Summer Olympics | 1996 |
Awards and honours
- Quebec Sports Hall of Fame
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q3807616 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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