Marie-Chantal Demaille in Tears

Title: Marie-Chantal Demaille in Tears
Subject: Olympic Games (20th : 1972 : Munich, Germany); Candids
Description: Marie-Chantal Demaille (formerly Depetris) of France in tears after the judges reversed a touch she made against opponent Kerstin Ullasdotter Palm of Sweden, whom she ultimately lost the bout to as well the opportunity for the bronze medal. Demaille came in fourth place in the Women's individual foil competition at the 1972 Olympic games.

Caption on reverse:
"Un arbitrage contestable enleve une medaille de bronze a l'escrimeuse Francaise Marie Chantal Demaille.
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Un mauvais arbitrage a fait perdre une medaille de bronze a la Francaise Marie Chantal Demaille. Au cours de son troisieme assaut, face a la suedoise Palm, M.C. Demaille prenait l'avantage et menait 3 a 1 quand l'arbitrage inversa les touches, les duex concurrentes se retrouvant ainsi a egalite 2-2. Au coup suivant, nouvelle inversion, sous les sifflets du public.
N.P.M Marie Chantal Demaille pleurant ses espoips decus."
Publisher: Fencing Arms & Artifacts
Date: September 5, 1972
Temporal Coverage: 1970s
Contributor: Keystone Press Agency Inc. (Publisher)
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Is Part Of: George Masin Collection
Format: 18.1 x 23.9 cm
Language: French
Type: Photograph
Identifier: 2020.11.120
Spatial Coverage: Germany; Munich
Provenance: Loaned for digitization by George Masin; Digitized by Benjamin Bowles; Cataloged by Benjamin Bowles