Amita Berthier

Amita Berthier
Personal information
National teamSingapore
Born (2000-12-15) 15 December 2000 (age 23)
Singapore
Sport
SportFencing
Rank28
Medal record
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Indonesia Team foil
Asian Fencing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Wuxi Individual
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Malaysia Individual foil
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines Individual foil
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines Team foil
Representing the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
NCAA Championships 0 1 3
Total 0 1 3

Amita Marie Nicolette Berthier OLY (born 15 December 2000) is a Singaporean, left-handed foil fencer. She attended the University of Notre Dame from 2018 to 2023, clinching 4 individual NCAA Fencing Championships medals.[1] Representing Singapore, Berthier has won 3 SEA Games gold medals and qualified for 2 Olympic Games.

On 16 December 2017, Berthier became the first Singaporean fencer to win a Junior World Cup title at the Havana leg in Cuba in the eight-leg series.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Amita Berthier". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  2. ^ Lim, Say Heng (18 December 2017). "Fencing: Maiden Junior World Cup title brings birthday delight for Amita Berthier". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  3. ^ Lim, Say Heng (17 December 2017). "Fencing: Amita Berthier wins foil title at Junior World Cup in Cuba, eyes Asian Games spot in 2018". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  4. ^ Lim, Say Heng (18 December 2017). "Singaporean teen fencer marks birthday with historic title". The New Paper. Retrieved 18 December 2017.