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PERRIER Ghislain |
NOC |
Brazil
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Gender | Men |
Born |
17 May 1987
in Fortaleza, BRA
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Height | 1.79 m |
Weight | 75 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Paris, FRA |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English, French, Portuguese |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing at age seven. |
Why this sport? |
He chose fencing over football and basketball because he had asthma. |
Club / Team |
Esporte Clube Pinheiros [BRA] / Courbevoie Escrime [FRA]: |
Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Ghis (oparana.com.br, 08 Jun 2016) |
Hobbies |
Listening to music. (cob.org.br, 01 Aug 2016) |
Hero / Idol |
Brazilian footballer Thiago Silva. (cob.org.br, 01 Aug 2016) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"We are not the best when we think we are, but when we know we are." (cob.org.br, 01 Aug 2016) |
Ambitions |
To open a fencing club. (cob.org.br, 01 Aug 2015) |
Other information |
FROM BRAZIL TO FRANCE AND BACK Born in Brazil, he was adopted by a French couple as a baby. He represented France in fencing earlier in his career, but switched to Brazil in 2014. (oparana.com.br, 08 Jun 2016; cob.org.br, 01 Aug 2016; estadao.com.br, 21 Mar 2014) |
Olympic Games |
2016 |
Final 7-8 |
Team Foil |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Pan American Championships |
2016 |
2 |
Team Foil |
Panama, Panama |
2016 |
Quarterfinal |
Individual Foil |
Panama, Panama |
2015 |
2 |
Team Foil |
Santiago, Chile |
2015 |
7 |
Individual Foil |
Santiago, Chile |
2014 |
6 |
Individual Foil |
San José, Costa Rica |
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