Boris Sanson

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Boris Sanson
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Olympic Games
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Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Almería Individual sabre

Boris Louis Sanson (born 7 December 1980 in Bordeaux, France) is a French sabre fencer.

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Sanson won the gold medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships in Turin after beating Spain in the final. He accomplished this with his teammates Vincent Anstett, Julien Pillet and Nicolas Lopez. He competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics for France, winning a team gold medal and finishing 14th in the individual event. [1]

Achievements

Med 3.png 2005 World Fencing Championships, team sabre
Med 1.png 2006 World Fencing Championships, team sabre
Med 2.png 2007 World Fencing Championships, team sabre
Med 1.png 2008 Beijing Olympics, team sabre

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Boris Sanson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2010-05-14.