Gauthier Grumier (born 29 May 1984, in

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) is a

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left-handed

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fencer. Grumier is a three-time team European champion, 2015 individual European champion, and five-time team world champion. A two-time Olympian, Grumier is a 2016 team Olympic champion and 2016 individual Olympic bronze medalist.

Career

Grumier won the gold medal in the épée team event at the

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after beating Spain in the final. He accomplished this with his teammates

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and

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. He was also part of the French teams that won in

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and

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. He won the silver medal in the individual épée event at the

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and at the

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. Grumier competed in the

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and the

2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

. He began fencing at the age of 3, taken along to training sessions by his father who was a fencing coach.

Medal Record

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

Grand Prix

World Cup

References

1984 births French male épée fencers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers of France Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in fencing Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games People from Nevers Sportspeople from Nièvre {{France-fencing-bio-stub