Biography
Started: He began fencing at age eight in Toulouse, France. He took up wheelchair fencing at age 23 in 2010. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021, 06 Oct 2015; my-sport-agency.fr, 01 Jan 2020)
Reason: He followed a friend into the sport. He took a two-year break from fencing in order to focus on his medicine studies, before returning to the sport. He took up wheelchair fencing after he was involved in an accident in 2009. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021; my-sport-agency.fr, 2020)
Ambition: To win gold at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (banquepopulaire.fr, 2023)
Awards: In 2016 he was named Knight of the Order of Merit by the French government. (ladepeche.fr, 07 Dec 2016)
Additional Info: OCCUPATION
He works as a doctor with the French national bowling team and the French women's rugby league team. He has also worked as a doctor at the Centre of Resources, Expertise and Sports Performance [CREPS] in Toulouse, France, and at the Association Toulouse Olympique XIII, a rugby club in France. (Facebook profile, 17 Dec 2023; LinkedIn profile, 15 Dec 2023; Athlete, 23 Aug 2021; cros-occitanie.fr, 10 Jun 2020)
FURTHER EDUCATION
He also has diplomas in sports podiatry and sports nutrition from the Paul Sabatier University in France. (LinkedIn profile, 15 Dec 2023)
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Personal Details
GenderMale
Birth DateMay 18, 1987
Place of ResidenceTOULOUSE
OccupationAthlete, Doctor
EducationMedicine - Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, FRA
Languages SpokenEnglish, French, Spanish
CoachJean Loup Boulanger [national]; Guillaume Dubreuil [national]; Fabio Giovannini [national]
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 3 | Foil Team | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 3 | Foil Team | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | |
| 3 | Foil Category B | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | |
| 4 | Sabre Category B | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 6 | Epee Team | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 6 | Foil Category B | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Foil Team | 2015 | Eger, HUN | |
| 3 | Foil Team | 2023 | Terni, ITA | |
| 3 | Men's Team Sabre | 2023 | Terni, ITA | |
| 3 | Foil Category B | 2017 | Rome, ITA | |
| 3 | Epee Category B | 2013 | Budapest, HUN | |
| 3 | Foil Category B | 2011 | Catania, ITA | |
| 4 | Foil Team | 2017 | Rome, ITA | |
| 5 | Epee Team | 2013 | Budapest, HUN | |
| 5 | Foil Team | 2013 | Budapest, HUN | |
| 5 | Epee Category B | 2011 | Catania, ITA | |
| 6 | Foil Category B | 2019 | Cheongju, KOR | |
| 6 | Sabre Category B | 2019 | Cheongju, KOR | |
| 7 | Foil Category B | 2023 | Terni, ITA | |
| 7 | Foil Team | 2019 | Cheongju, KOR | |
| 7 | Sabre Category B | 2017 | Rome, ITA | |
| 7 | Men's Team Sabre | 2015 | Eger, HUN | |
| 7 | Foil Category B | 2013 | Budapest, HUN | |
| 9 | Sabre Category B | 2023 | Terni, ITA | |
| 10 | Foil Category B | 2015 | Eger, HUN | |
| 12 | Sabre Category B | 2015 | Eger, HUN | |
| European Championships | ||||
| 2 | Men's Team Sabre | 2024 | Paris, FRA | |
| 2 | Foil Category B | 2024 | Paris, FRA | |
| 2 | Foil Category B | 2022 | Krakow, POL | |
| 3 | Foil Team | 2024 | Paris, FRA | |
| 3 | Sabre Category B | 2024 | Paris, FRA | |
| 3 | Sabre Category B | 2022 | Krakow, POL | |
| 4 | Foil Team | 2022 | Krakow, POL | |
| 5 | Men's Team Sabre | 2022 | Krakow, POL | |
