Sara Balzer

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Sara Balzer
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Personal information
Born (1995-04-03) 3 April 1995 (age 29)
Strasbourg, France
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountryFrance
Weapon Sabre
Handleft-handed
National coach Mathieu Gourdain
ClubStrasbourg Université Club
FIE  ranking current ranking
Medal record
Women's sabre
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Individual
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Cairo Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Milan Team
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Antalya Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 KrakówTeam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Plovdiv Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Tbilisi Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 AntalyaIndividual
Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Naples Individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 NaplesTeam
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Gwangju Team

Sara Balzer (born 3 April 1995) is a French left-handed sabre fencer. She won two Olympic silver medals, the first at the 2021 team event, [1] and the second on home soil at the 2024 individual event. [2] She has been ranked #1 in the world in women's sabre in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024. [3]

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Personal life

Balzer was born in Strasbourg to a French father and a mother of Algerian descent. Her maternal grandfather was a spahi in the French Army. [4]

Medal record

Olympic Games

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

World Championship

YearLocationEventPosition
2017 Flag of Germany.svg Leipzig, Germany Team Women's Sabre3rd [6]
2022 Flag of Egypt.svg Cairo, Egypt Team Women's Sabre2nd [6]
2023 Flag of Italy.svg Milan, Italy Team Women's Sabre2nd [6]

European Championship

YearLocationEventPosition
2017 Flag of Georgia.svg Tbilisi, Georgia Team Women's Sabre3rd [7]
2022 Flag of Turkey.svg Antalya, Turkey Individual Women's Sabre3rd [8]
2023 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Plovdiv, Bulgaria Individual Women's Sabre2nd [8]

World Cup

DateLocationEventPosition
2017-03-24 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yangzhou, China Individual Women's Sabre2nd [9]
2022-03-03 Flag of Greece.svg Athens, Greece Individual Women's Sabre3rd [10]
2023-03-17 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sint-Niklaas, Belgium Individual Women's Sabre1st [9]
2023-05-12 Flag of Georgia.svg Batumi, Georgia Individual Women's Sabre1st [9]
2023-11-09 Flag of Algeria.svg Algiers, Algeria Individual Women's Sabre1st [9]
2024-03-01 Flag of Greece.svg Acropolis, Greece Individual Women's Sabre1st [10]
2024-03-15 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sint-Niklaas, Belgium Individual Women's Sabre1st [10]
2024-05-17 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Plovdiv, Bulgaria Individual Women's Sabre1st [10]

Grand Prix

YearLocationEventPosition
2023-04-28 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea Individual Women's Sabre2nd [5]
2023-12-08 Flag of France.svg Orleans, France Individual Women's Sabre3rd [5]
2024-05-05 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea Individual Women's Sabre3rd [5]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "JO PARIS 2024 - SARA BALZER ET LES SABREUSES, À LA RECHERCHE D'UNE PREMIÈRE MÉDAILLE D'OR HISTORIQUE". Eurosport. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Manon Apithy-Brunet domine Sara Balzer et devient championne olympique de sabre aux JO de Paris". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Sara-Balzer-pour-SITE" (PDF). www.secoursdefrance.com. December 2020.
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  7. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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