Ramón Fonst
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| Olympic medalist | |||
 Ramón Fonst |
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| Medal record | |||
| Men's Fencing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Paris 1900 | Men's epee | |
| Silver | Paris 1900 | Amateurs-masters épée | |
| Gold | St. Louis 1904 | Men's foil | |
| Gold | St. Louis 1904 | Men's team foil | |
| Gold | St. Louis 1904 | Men's epee | |
Ramón Fonst Segundo (31 July 1883 in Havana, Cuba - 9 September 1959 in Havana, Cuba) was a Cuban fencer who competed in the early 20th century. He participated in Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris for Cuba and won the gold medal in the epee, defeating French fencer Louis Perrée in the final. He also won the silver medal in the Amateurs-masters épée competition.
His victories at the 1900 Olympics made him the first olympic medal winner ever from Latin America.
After his career as an active sportsmen Fonst became president of the national olympic committee for Cuba.
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