Manon Brunet

Manon Brunet
Brunet in November 2014
Personal information
Nickname(s)Brunette
Born (1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 28)
Lyon, France
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryFrance
WeaponSabre
Handright-handed
National coachMathieu Gourdain
ClubCercle d'escrime orléanais
Personal coachChristian Bauer
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's sabre
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Individual
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Wuxi Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Kazan Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Budapest Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Milan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Leipzig Team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Plovdiv Individual
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Basel Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Strasbourg Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Montreux Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Toruń Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Düsseldorf Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tbilisi Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Novi Sad Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Düsseldorf Team

Manon Apithy-Brunet (born 7 February 1996) is a French right-handed sabre fencer, 2018 team world champion, two-time Olympian, 2021 team Olympic silver medalist, and 2021 individual Olympic bronze medalist.[1] She won the individual event in 2024 at her home Olympics in Paris by beating her fellow countrywoman, Sara Balzer in the all-French gold medal bout.[2]

  1. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Fencing-France's Apithy-Brunet wins the gold in women's sabre at Paris Games". CNA. Retrieved 29 July 2024.