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| BRINCK-CROTEAU Maxime |
| NOC |
Canada
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| Gender | Men |
| Born |
29 Mar 1986
in Amos, CAN
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| Height | 1.78 m |
| Weight | 83 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Markham, ON, CAN |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Coach, Director |
| Languages |
English, French, Mandarin |
| Higher education |
Computer Engineering - University of Quebec in Outaouais: Gatineau, QC, CAN |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing at age 10 in Gatineau, QC, Canada. |
| Why this sport? |
His parents wanted him to be active. He had already tried football, swimming, judo, taekwondo and baseball but did not enjoy any of them. |
| Club / Team |
Vango Fencing Club: Markham, ON, CAN |
| Name of coach |
Victor Gantsevich [national] |
| Training Regime |
He trains at the Vango Toronto Fencing Center in Markham, ON, Canada. |
| Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Cocotte, Max (olympic.ca, 22 Aug 2016; maximebc.com, 20 Mar 2016) |
| Hobbies |
Playing video games, watching films, reading, sports psychology. (maximebc.com, 09 Apr 2016) |
| Injuries |
He has a condition in his left hip that affects the connection between his labrum and his femur. It also restricts the movement in his leg. He was unaware of the problem, even though it caused him discomfort for a number of years, until it started affecting his training in October 2015. He began seeing a physiotherapist at the Canadian Sport Institute of Ontario [CSIO] at the end of 2015, at which point the condition was discovered. (maximebc.com, 09 Apr 2016)
He won silver in individual epee at the 2015 Pan Am Championships in Santiago, Chile, despite competing with wrist and foot injuries. (fencing.ca, 20 Apr 2015) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
He listens to music before a competition to take his mind off fencing. (olympic.ca, 22 Aug 2016) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Change it or accept it." (maximebc.com, 09 Apr 2016) |
| Awards and honours |
He was named the 2015 Senior Male Athlete of the Year by the Canadian Fencing Federation. (maximebc.com, 09 Apr 2016) |
| Ambitions |
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (journallarevue.com, 18 Apr 2017) |
| Other information |
CLUB MAN
In 2011 he moved to Beijing, People's Republic of China, in order to work and train at the Vango Fencing Club. He coached and competed at the Beijing club for the next three years, assisting in establishing six new club locations across the People's Republic of China. In 2014 the club opened their first international location in Markham, ON, Canada, where Brinck-Croteau now coaches and competes. He has also worked as a marketing associate at the Vango Toronto Fencing Center, where he developed strategies to promote fencing to the public. (maximebc.com, 09 Apr 2016; LinkedIn profile, 2016) |
| Pan American Championships |
| 2017 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Montreal, Canada |
| 2016 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Panama, Panama |
| 2016 |
7 |
Team Epee |
Panama, Panama |
| 2015 |
2 |
Individual Epee |
Santiago, Chile |
| 2013 |
5 |
Team Epee |
Cartagena, Colombia |
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