Marie-Florence Candassamy

Marie-Florence Candassamy
Marie-Florence Candassamy in 2014
Personal information
Born (1991-02-26) 26 February 1991
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountryFrance
WeaponÉpée
Handright-handed
National coachHerve Faget
ClubParis Université Club
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's épée
Representing  France
Olympic Games
2024 Paris Team
World Championships
2023 Milan Individual
European Games
2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team
European Championships
2023 Kraków Team
2022 Antalya Team
2018 Novi Sad Team
2014 Strasbourg Individual
2016 Toruń Team
2019 Düsseldorf Individual
2024 Basel Team
Universiade
2013 Kazan Team
2013 Kazan Individual

Marie-Florence Candassamy (born 26 February 1991) is a French right-handed épée fencer, 2023 World champion, 2022 team European champion, and 2024 Olympic silver medalist.[1][2]

Personal life

Candassamy was born in metropolitan France to a Martiniquais father and Guadeloupean-Indian mother.[3]

Medal record

Olympics

Year Location Event Position
2024 Paris, France Team Women's Épée 2nd

World Championship

Year Location Event Position
2023 Milan, Italy Individual Women's Épée 1st[4]

European Championship

Year Location Event Position
2015 Strasbourg, France Individual Women's Épée 2nd[5]
2016 Toruń, Poland Team Women's Épée 2nd[6]
2019 Düsseldorf, Germany Individual Women's Épée 2nd[7]
2022 Antalya, Turkey Team Women's Épée 1st[8]

Grand Prix

Date Location Event Position
2014-04-26 Xuzhou, China Individual Women's Épée 3rd[9]
2018-03-23 Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 3rd[10]
2022-01-28 Doha, Qatar Individual Women's Épée 3rd[11]
2023-01-27 Doha, Qatar Individual Women's Épée 2nd[12]
2023-03-10 Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 3rd[13]
2023-05-06 Cali, Colombia Individual Women's Épée 2nd[14]
2024-03-08 Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 3rd[15]

World Cup

Date Location Event Position
2020-01-10 Havana, Cuba Individual Women's Épée 3rd[16]
2021-11-19 Tallinn, Estonia Individual Women's Épée 2nd[17]
2022-02-11 Barcelona, Spain Individual Women's Épée 2nd[18]
2022-05-27 Katowice, Poland Individual Women's Épée 3rd[19]
2022-11-11 Tallinn, Estonia Individual Women's Épée 2nd[20]

References

  1. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Les épéistes françaises médaillées d'argent après une finale étouffante contre l'Italie". L’Equipe. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Paris 2024 : Marie-Florence Candassamy et Auriane Mallo, l'or à la pointe de l'épée". parismatch.com. 4 July 2024.
  4. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  5. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  7. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  9. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  10. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  11. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  12. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  13. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  14. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  15. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  16. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  17. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  18. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  19. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  20. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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