Astrid Guyart

Astrid Guyart
Guyart in 2013
Personal information
Born (1983-03-17) 17 March 1983 (age 41)
Suresnes, France
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
CountryFrance
WeaponFoil
Handright-handed
National coachFranck Boidin
FIE rankingcurrent
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Budapest Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Leipzig Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Kazan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Moscow Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Wuxi Team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Legnano Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Zagreb Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Plovdiv Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Strasbourg Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almería Individual

Astrid Guyart (born 17 March 1983) is a French right-handed foil fencer, author, and aerospace engineer.[1][2][3]

A three-time Olympian, Guyart is a 2021 team Olympic silver medalist.

She is the younger sister of foil fencer and Olympic champion Brice Guyart. She is openly lesbian and was among the six French LGBT athletes featured in the documentary We Need to Talk.[4]

In 2021 she became co-president of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee's Athletes' Commission alongside archer, Romain Girouille.[5]

  1. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  2. ^ "Astrid Guyart, P2006, Space Engineer - AIRBUS DEFENCE & SPACE– Championne d'escrime | EPF Ecole d'ingénieurs". www.epf.fr. Retrieved 2019-02-21.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Astrid Guyart". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013.
  4. ^ Buzinski, Jim (2021-06-21). "6 French athletes, including 3 Olympians, come out for Pride". Outsports. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  5. ^ "Guyart and Girouille new co-Presidents of French NOC Athletes' Commission". www.insidethegames.biz. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2023.