Vincent Anstett

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Vincent Anstett
Vincent Anstett 2014 European Championships SMS-EQ t105830.jpg
Personal information
Born (1982-07-26) 26 July 1982 (age 42)
Strasbourg, France
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of France.svg  France
Sport Fencing
Weapon Sabre
Handright-handed
ClubSouffel Escrime Club
FIE  ranking current ranking
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Turin Team sabre
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 St.Petersburg Team sabre
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Leipzig Team sabre
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Leipzig Individual sabre

Vincent Anstett (born 26 July 1982) is a French sabre fencer.

Anstett's greatest accomplishment is winning the gold medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Ukraine in the final. [1] He accomplished this with his teammates Nicolas Lopez, Julien Pillet and Boris Sanson. [1]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Anstett was a substitute for the same teammates that Anstett won the 2006 World Fencing Championships with, Nicolas Lopez, Julien Pillet and Boris Sanson, defeating the US in the final. [2]

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Anstett is the coach of the Egyptian fencing team. He was criticized for also coaching French fencers, when Egypt and France competed against each other [3] .

Achievements

Med 1.png 2006 World Fencing Championships, team sabre
Med 2.png 2007 World Fencing Championships, team sabre

Substitute for France's men's sabre team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

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References

  1. 1 2 The Canadian Press (6 October 2006). "France golden at fencing worlds". CBC. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  2. "France secure gold in men's sabre". BBC Sport. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  3. "Paris 2024 : entre sabreurs français et égyptiens, un duel fratricide qui vire au dilemme" (in French). 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2024-07-31.