L\u2019escrimeur John Andru a repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 le Canada aux Jeux olympiques de 1964 \u00e0 Tokyo et aux Jeux olympiques de 1968 \u00e0 Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
John Andru a effectu\u00e9 sa premi\u00e8re de deux participations olympiques en escrime aux Jeux de Tokyo en 1964, o\u00f9 il a disput\u00e9 les \u00e9preuves individuelles du fleuret, de l\u2019\u00e9p\u00e9e et du sabre. \u00c0 Mexico en 1968, il a particip\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9preuve du sabre individuel, ainsi qu\u2019aux \u00e9preuves par \u00e9quipes de fleuret et d\u2019\u00e9p\u00e9e. \u00c0 ses deux participations aux Jeux olympiques, il n\u2019a pas r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 franchir le premier tour de l\u2019une de ses comp\u00e9titions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Six fois m\u00e9daill\u00e9 des Jeux de l\u2019Empire et du Commonwealth britannique, Andru a particip\u00e9 \u00e0 trois Jeux cons\u00e9cutifs, o\u00f9 il a mis la main sur trois m\u00e9dailles d\u2019argent (en 1958 et en 1966 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9preuve de l\u2019\u00e9p\u00e9e par \u00e9quipes, ainsi qu\u2019en 1962 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9preuve du sabre en \u00e9quipes) et trois m\u00e9dailles de bronze (en 1962 aux \u00e9preuves par \u00e9quipes du sabre et du fleuret et en 1966 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9preuve du sabre par \u00e9quipes). Andru a aussi particip\u00e9 \u00e0 deux \u00e9ditions des Jeux panam\u00e9ricains, mettant la main sur trois m\u00e9dailles de bronze : deux en 1959 (sabre et fleuret par \u00e9quipes) et une en 1967 (sabre par \u00e9quipes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andru pratiquait l\u2019escrime \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Toronto, o\u00f9 il a re\u00e7u en 1956 le troph\u00e9e George-Tully remis \u00e0 l\u2019escrimeur poss\u00e9dant les meilleures habilet\u00e9s, style et esprit sportif. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 intronis\u00e9 au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e olympique du Canada en 1976. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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