Manon Brunet

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Manon Brunet
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Brunet in November 2014
Personal information
Nickname(s)Brunette
Born (1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 29)
Lyon, France
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryFrance
Weapon Sabre
Handright-handed
National coach Mathieu Gourdain
ClubCercle d'escrime orléanais
Personal coach Christian Bauer
FIE  ranking current ranking
Medal record
Women's sabre
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2020 Tokyo Individual
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Wuxi Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Kazan Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Budapest Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Milan Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Leipzig Team
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Plovdiv Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 KrakówTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Basel Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Strasbourg Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Montreux Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Toruń Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Düsseldorf Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Tbilisi Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Novi Sad Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 DüsseldorfTeam

Manon Apithy-Brunet (born 7 February 1996) is a French right-handed sabre fencer, 2018 team world champion, two-time Olympian, 2021 team Olympic silver medalist, and 2021 individual Olympic bronze medalist. [1] She won the individual event in 2024 at her home Olympics in Paris by beating her fellow countrywoman, Sara Balzer in the all-French gold medal bout. [2]

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Personal life

Brunet was born in Lyon, France. She is the only child of her parents. Her father, Philippe Brunet, played football for French Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais. She began fencing at age seven at the Sabre au Clair club in Lyon, France. Her potential was soon noticed by the national training hub [Pole Espoir] in Orleans, France, which led to her joining the Cercle d'Escrime Orleanais club at the age of 15 and eventually the National Institute for Sport, Expertise and Performance [INSEP] in Paris, France. [3]

Brunet started off with taekwondo and dancing but did not enjoy either of them. A friend of hers suggested that she try fencing. She was attracted to fencing at first because it was kind of funny. The idea of wearing some sort of disguise amused her. Brunet loved the idea of herself being the only girl at her fencing club. [3]

Brunet got a degree in marketing at EDHEC Business School. [3] Brunet married fellow French sabre fencer Boladé Apithy in 2021.[ citation needed ]

Medal record

Olympic Games

YearLocationEventPosition
2021 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan Individual Women's Sabre3rd [4]
2021 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan Team Women's Sabre2nd [5]
2024 Flag of France.svg Paris, France Individual Women's Sabre1st [2]

World Championship

YearLocationEventPosition
2014 Flag of Russia.svg Kazan, Russia Team Women's Sabre2nd [6]
2017 Flag of Germany.svg Leipzig, Germany Team Women's Sabre3rd [7]
2018 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wuxi, China Team Women's Sabre1st [8]
2019 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary Team Women's Sabre2nd [9]

European Championship

YearLocationEventPosition
2014 Flag of France.svg Strasbourg, France Team Women's Sabre2nd [10]
2015 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Montreux, Switzerland Team Women's Sabre2nd [11]
2016 Flag of Poland.svg Toruń, Poland Team Women's Sabre2nd [12]
2017 Flag of Georgia.svg Tbilisi, Georgia Team Women's Sabre3rd [13]
2018 Flag of Serbia.svg Novi Sad, Serbia Team Women's Sabre3rd [14]
2019 Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf, Germany Individual Women's Sabre2nd [15]
2019 Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf, Germany Team Women's Sabre3rd [16]

Grand Prix

DateLocationEventPosition
2019-04-26 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea Individual Women's Sabre3rd [17]
2023-12-09 Flag of France.svg Orleans, France Individual Women's Sabre1st [17]

World Cup

DateLocationEventPosition
2015-10-09 Flag of Venezuela.svg Caracas, Venezuela Individual Women's Sabre3rd [18]
2016-11-18 Flag of France.svg Orléans, France Individual Women's Sabre1st [19]
2017-02-17 Flag of Greece.svg Athens, Greece Individual Women's Sabre2nd [20]
2017-03-24 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yangzhou, China Individual Women's Sabre1st [21]
2017-05-12 Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunis, Tunisia Individual Women's Sabre3rd [22]
2017-10-27 Flag of France.svg Orléans, France Individual Women's Sabre3rd [23]
2018-03-16 Flag of Greece.svg Athens, Greece Individual Women's Sabre3rd [24]
2018-06-01 Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunis, Tunisia Individual Women's Sabre1st [25]
2019-03-22 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sint-Niklaas, Belgium Individual Women's Sabre1st [26]
2019-11-22 Flag of France.svg Orléans, France Individual Women's Sabre1st [27]
2019-12-13 Flag of the United States.svg Salt Lake City, Utah Individual Women's Sabre3rd [28]
2022-01-28 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Plovdiv, Bulgaria Individual Women's Sabre2nd [29]
2022-03-18 Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul, Turkey Individual Women's Sabre1st [30]
2022-05-06 Flag of Tunisia.svg Hammamet, Tunisia Individual Women's Sabre3rd [31]
2024-03-04 Flag of Greece.svg Acropolis, Greece Individual Women's Sabre3rd [20]

Awards and honours

Orders

References

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  2. 1 2 "Fencing-France's Apithy-Brunet wins the gold in women's sabre at Paris Games". CNA. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
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  32. ↑ "Décret du 23 septembre 2024 portant nomination dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur". 23 September 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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