Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Cercle d'Escrime Orleanais: France |
Name of coach |
Matthieu Gourdain [national] |
Handedness |
Right |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing in 2005. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English, French |
General Interest |
Injuries |
A foot injury meant she missed the 2018 World Junior Championships in Verona, Italy. (Instagram profile, 29 Mar 2018)
In 2016 she broke a bone in her left ankle and required surgery. She was out of competition for six months. (sportmag.fr, 06 Sep 2017; Instagram profile, 29 Dec 2016) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold in team sabre at the 2018 World Championships in Wuxi, People's Republic of China. (lecrampon.com, 07 Apr 2020) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Physiotherapy - National School of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation [ENKRE]: Paris, FRA |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Skateboarding, surfing. (Instagram profile, 18 Jan 2022; International Fencing Federation Facebook page, 25 Jan 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"My mother was a flight attendant and we had to have a babysitter after school. I was already swimming but it was not enough. A friend of mine did fencing and it seemed attractive. I tried one session and I really liked it right away. And I chose sabre because it demands being more explosive, so it fits with my personality." |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
US fencer Mariel Zagunis. (emag.sportmag.fr, 06 Sep 2017) |
Ambitions |
To win a medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. She also aspires to become a physiotherapist. (larep.fr, 04 Mar 2022; emag.sportmag.fr, 30 Apr 2019) |