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PERRIER Ghislain
NOC Brazil   
GenderMen
Born 17 May 1987 in Fortaleza, BRA
Height1.79 m
Weight 75 kg
Human Interest
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)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
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