Robert Citerne (born 10 February 1961 in Paris) is a French wheelchair fencer, who earned four gold medals out of seven Paralympic participations. He is also three-time World champion and eight-time European champion in individual and team events.

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Robert Citerne
Citerne at the 2014 IWAS European Championships
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Bob le Ouf (litt. “Crazy Bob”)
Born	(1961-02-10) 10 February 1961 (age 63) Paris
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Weapon	Foil A / Épée A / Sabre A
Hand	left-handed
Club	Levallois Sporting Club
Head coach	Jérôme Westholm, Maxime Faget
Medal record Men's wheelchair fencing Representing  France Paralympic Games 1988 Seoul Épée A 1992 Barcelona Team Épée 2000 Sydney Team Épée 2004 Athens Team Épée 1988 Seoul Team Épée 1996 Atlanta Team Épée 1992 Barcelona Foil A 1996 Atlanta Team Foil 2000 Sydney Foil A IWAS World Championships 2006 Turino Épée A 2006 Turino Team Sabre 2010 Paris Team Épée 1998 La Chaux Team Épée 2011 Catania Team Épée 1998 La Chaux Épée A IWAS European Championships 1997 Gdansk Team Épée 2005 Zalaegerszeg Épée A 2005 Zalaegerszeg Team Épée 2007 Ghent Team Épée 2009 Plovdiv Team Épée 2009 Plovdiv Team Sabre 2011 Sheffield Team Épée 2014 Strasburg Team Épée 2005 Zalaegerszeg Sabre A 2007 Ghent Épée A 2007 Ghent Sabre A

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Citerne has right hemiplegia since he was six months old. He took up fencing at the age of 19 after his physical therapist suggested it to him.^[1] He joined in 1987 the France national team, of which he is still a member. He is known in the fencing community as “Bob le Ouf”, literally “Crazy Bob” because of his exuberant personality.^[2]

Citerne is IT manager at the Levallois Sporting Club, of which he is a member as an athlete. He is also city councillor of La Garenne-Colombes in charge of disability-related issues.^[1]