Manon Apithy-Brunet (born 7 February 1996) is a French right-handed sabre fencer, 2018 team world champion, two-time Olympian, 2021 team Olympic silver medalist, and 2021 individual Olympic bronze medalist.[1] She won the individual event in 2024 at her home Olympics in Paris by beating her fellow countrywoman, Sara Balzer in the all-French gold medal bout.[2]
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Nickname(s) | Brunette | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lyon, France | 7 February 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weapon | Sabre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hand | right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National coach | Mathieu Gourdain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Cercle d'escrime orléanais | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal coach | Christian Bauer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIE ranking | current ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editBrunet was born in Lyon, France. She is the only child of her parents. Her father, Philippe Brunet, played football for French Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais. She began fencing at age seven at the Sabre au Clair club in Lyon, France. Her potential was soon noticed by the national training hub [Pole Espoir] in Orleans, France, which led to her joining the Cercle d'Escrime Orleanais club at the age of 15 and eventually the National Institute for Sport, Expertise and Performance [INSEP] in Paris, France.[3]
Brunet started off with taekwondo and dancing but didn’t enjoy either of them. A friend of hers suggested that she try fencing. She was attracted to fencing at first because it was kind of funny. The idea of wearing some sort of disguise amused her. Brunet loved the idea of herself being the only girl at her fencing club.[3]
Brunet got a degree in marketing at EDHEC Business School.[3] Brunet married fellow french sabre fencer Boladé Apithy in 2021.
Medal record
editOlympic Games
editYear | Location | Event | Position |
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2021 | Tokyo, Japan | Individual Women's Sabre | 3rd[4] |
2021 | Tokyo, Japan | Team Women's Sabre | 2nd[5] |
2024 | Paris, France | Individual Women's Sabre | 1st[2] |
World Championship
editYear | Location | Event | Position |
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2014 | Kazan, Russia | Team Women's Sabre | 2nd[6] |
2017 | Leipzig, Germany | Team Women's Sabre | 3rd[7] |
2018 | Wuxi, China | Team Women's Sabre | 1st[8] |
2019 | Budapest, Hungary | Team Women's Sabre | 2nd[9] |
European Championship
editYear | Location | Event | Position |
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2014 | Strasbourg, France | Team Women's Sabre | 2nd[10] |
2015 | Montreux, Switzerland | Team Women's Sabre | 2nd[11] |
2016 | Toruń, Poland | Team Women's Sabre | 2nd[12] |
2017 | Tbilisi, Georgia | Team Women's Sabre | 3rd[13] |
2018 | Novi Sad, Serbia | Team Women's Sabre | 3rd[14] |
2019 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Individual Women's Sabre | 2nd[15] |
2019 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Team Women's Sabre | 3rd[16] |
Grand Prix
editDate | Location | Event | Position |
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2019-04-26 | Seoul, South Korea | Individual Women's Sabre | 3rd[17] |
2023-12-09 | Orleans, France | Individual Women's Sabre | 1st[18] |
World Cup
editDate | Location | Event | Position |
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2015-10-09 | Caracas, Venezuela | Individual Women's Sabre | 3rd[19] |
2016-11-18 | Orléans, France | Individual Women's Sabre | 1st[20] |
2017-02-17 | Athens, Greece | Individual Women's Sabre | 2nd[21] |
2017-03-24 | Yangzhou, China | Individual Women's Sabre | 1st[22] |
2017-05-12 | Tunis, Tunisia | Individual Women's Sabre | 3rd[23] |
2017-10-27 | Orléans, France | Individual Women's Sabre | 3rd[24] |
2018-03-16 | Athens, Greece | Individual Women's Sabre | 3rd[25] |
2018-06-01 | Tunis, Tunisia | Individual Women's Sabre | 1st[26] |
2019-03-22 | Sint-Niklaas, Belgium | Individual Women's Sabre | 1st[27] |
2019-11-22 | Orléans, France | Individual Women's Sabre | 1st[28] |
2019-12-13 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Individual Women's Sabre | 3rd[29] |
2022-01-28 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Individual Women's Sabre | 2nd[30] |
2022-03-18 | Istanbul, Turkey | Individual Women's Sabre | 1st[31] |
2022-05-06 | Hammamet, Tunisia | Individual Women's Sabre | 3rd[32] |
2024-03-04 | Acropolis, Greece | Individual Women's Sabre | 3rd[33] |
Awards and honours
edit- Orders
References
edit- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Fencing-France's Apithy-Brunet wins the gold in women's sabre at Paris Games". CNA. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Décret du 23 septembre 2024 portant nomination dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur". 23 September 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
External links
edit- Manon Brunet at the International Fencing Federation
- Manon Brunet at the European Fencing Confederation
- Manon Brunet at Olympics.com
- Manon Brunet at Olympedia
- Manon Brunet at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)