Sportspeople from Nice

Léon Johnson (29 February 1876 – 2 January 1943) was a French sport shooter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the 1912 Summer Olympics and at the 1920 Summer Olympics.1908 London
In 1908 he was a member of the French team which won the bronze medal in the team free rifle competition.
In the 1908 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events:

300 metre free rifle - eighth place
moving target small-bore rifle - tenth place
disappearing target small-bore rifle - 21st place1912 Stockholm
Four years later he participated in the following events:

Team 50 metre small-bore rifle - fourth place
Team free rifle - fourth place
Team military rifle - fifth place
50 metre pistol - tenth place
25 metre small-bore rifle - 19th place
300 metre free rifle, three positions - 24th place1920 Antwerp
In 1920 he won silver medals in the 300 metre military rifle, prone event and as member of the French team in the team 300 metre military rifle, prone competition.
In the 1920 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events:

Team 300 and 600 metre military rifle, prone - fourth place
Team 30 metre military pistol - fifth place
Team 50 metre small-bore rifle - fifth place
Team 300 metre military rifle, standing - fifth place
Team 600 metre military rifle, prone - fifth place
Team 50 metre free pistol - sixth place
50 metre small-bore rifle - result unknown
300 metre military rifle, standing - result unknown

Henri Léon Thiébaut (19 November 1880 in Paris – 13 October 1956 in Paris) was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the silver medal in the sabre. He was defeated by Georges de la Falaise in the final.

Marc Cerboni (20 October 1955 – 2 December 1990) was a French fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Benjamin Varonian (born 15 June 1980 in Nice, France) is a French-Armenian Olympic gymnast.
Varonian won two gold medals in the parallel bars and team all-around at the 1998 European Junior Gymnastics Championships. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won an Olympic silver medal in the horizontal bar. Varonian and Éric Poujade both became the first ever French gymnasts to win Olympic medals in gymnastics in a non-boycotted olympics.

Christophe Pinna is a member of the French National Karate team. He is a multi-time World Champion (WKF). He is known for his roundhouse kicks.