Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Reims, FRA |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
Creole, English, French, Spanish |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport at age five in Guadeloupe. |
| Why this sport? |
He liked archery while watching the Olympic Games on television. However there was no archery club in his hometown, but there was a fencing club, so he signed up and liked it. |
| Club / Team |
Escrime Rodez Aveyron: France |
| Name of coach |
Sebastien Barrois [national], FRA |
| Training Regime |
He trains at the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance [INSEP] in Paris, France, five days per week. |
| Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
He partially ruptured the patellar tendon in his knee in March 2018. He underwent surgery in May 2018, and was expected to be out for six to eight months. (lemondedelescrime.wordpress.com, 12 May 2018)
He missed 15 days of training in 2017 with a sprained ankle. (Facebook profile, 09 Jun 2017) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"You can be your own best friend and your own worst enemy." (escrimeetvous.com, 20 Apr 2017) |
| Other information |
BREAK
He put his career on hold during his first season in the senior ranks to complete his training to become a fencing master [Maitre d'armes. (lemondedelescrime.wordpress.com, 12 May 2018)
FROM GUADELOUPE TO FRANCE
He was born in the French overseas region of Guadeloupe, and in 2011 he moved to continental France to join a national junior training centre in Reims. After three years he moved to Paris where he joined the National Institute of Sports, Expertise and Performance [INSEP]. (escrimeetvous.com, 20 Apr 2017; Facebook page, 20 May 2017) |
