Sara Balzer

Sara Balzer
Personal information
Born (1995-04-03) 3 April 1995 (age 29)
Strasbourg, France
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountryFrance
WeaponSabre
Handleft-handed
National coachMathieu Gourdain
ClubStrasbourg Université Club
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's sabre
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Individual
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cairo Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Milan Team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Antalya Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Plovdiv Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tbilisi Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Antalya Individual
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples Individual
Silver medal – second place 2019 Naples Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju Team

Sara Balzer (born 3 April 1995) is a French left-handed sabre fencer. She won two Olympic silver medals, the first at the 2021 team event,[1] and the second on home soil at the 2024 individual event[2] She has been ranked #1 in the world in women's sabre in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024.[3]

  1. ^ "JO PARIS 2024 - SARA BALZER ET LES SABREUSES, À LA RECHERCHE D'UNE PREMIÈRE MÉDAILLE D'OR HISTORIQUE". Eurosport. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Manon Apithy-Brunet domine Sara Balzer et devient championne olympique de sabre aux JO de Paris". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 4 December 2021.