Manon Apithy-Brunet (born 7 February 1996) is a French right-handed

sabre A sabre ( French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...

fencer, 2018 team world champion, two-time Olympian, 2021 team Olympic silver medalist, and 2021 individual Olympic bronze medalist.

Personal life

Brunet was born in Lyon, France. She is the only child of her parents. Her father, Philippe Brunet, played football for French Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais. She began fencing at age seven at the Sabre au Clair club in Lyon, France. Her potential was soon noticed by the national training hub ole Espoirin Orleans, France, which led to her joining the Cercle d'Escrime Orleanais club at the age of 15 and eventually the National Institute for Sport, Expertise and Performance NSEPin

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

, France. Brunet started off with

taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...

and dancing but didn’t enjoy either of them. A friend of hers suggested that she try fencing. She was attracted to

fencing Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, ...

at first because it was kind of funny. The idea of wearing some sort of disguise amused her. Brunet loved the idea of herself being the only girl at her fencing club Brunet got a degree in marketing at EDHEC Business School. Brunet married fellow french sabre fencer

Boladé Apithy Boladé Apithy (born August 21, 1985 in Dijon, France) is a French right-handed sabre fencer. His brother Yémi is also a sabre fencer; he represents Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (fre ...

in 2021.

Medal Record

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

Grand Prix

World Cup

References

External links

Official Facebook page
* * 1996 births Living people French female sabre fencers Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers of France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic bronze medalists for France Sportspeople from Lyon Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century French women {{France-fencing-bio-stub