Daniel Jérent (born 4 June 1991) is a French

Épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains ...

fencer, team world champion in 2014. He was banned from the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo due to a positive

urine test A urine test is any medical test performed on a urine specimen. The analysis of urine is a valuable diagnostic tool because its composition reflects the functioning of many body systems, particularly the kidneys and urinary system, and specimens a ...

for a banned product, after he had otherwise qualified to fence in the individual and team epee events at the Olympics.

Career

Jérent was born in Guadeloupe, and learnt fencing in Pointe-Noire before joining the centre for promising young fencers in Reims and transferring to Lagardère Paris Racing. He earned a team gold medal at the 2008 Cadets European Championships in Rovigo, and a team bronze medal at the 2011 Junior World Championships at the Dead Sea. He was also French junior champion in 2010 and 2011. Jérent began fencing in the senior category from the 2009–10 season, reaching the table of 16 at the 2010 Tallinn World Cup. The next season he transferred to Escrime Rodez Aveyron and joined

INSEP INSEP, the National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance (Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance), is a French training institute and center for excellence in sports that trains elite athletes. It is located on th ...

, a state-sponsored institution for high-performance athletes. He reached the quarter-finals in the Tallinn World Cup, where he was defeated by

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, and won the team France championship with Rodez. He was selected as reserve into the national team for the European Championships at Legnano, in which France finished 4th. He made his breakthrough in the 2013–14 season by winning the Paris World Cup after prevailing over fellow countryman Alexandre Blaszyck. At the 2013 European Fencing Championships in Zagreb Jerent made his way to the final, overcoming Olympic silver medallist Bartosz Piasecki along the way. Defeated by Germany's

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, he came away with a silver medal. His hopes for 2013 World Fencing Championships in Budapest were however cut short in the table of 32 by Korea's Song Jae-ho.

Suspension and ban

Between June 2018 and June 2019, he served 12 months of suspension due to three “no show” breaches during drug testing. He was banned from the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo due to a positive urine test for a banned product, after he had otherwise qualified to fence in the individual and team epee events at the Olympics. According to the French fencing team, he tested positive for dorzolamide, a diuretic, in both samples A and B that were taken from him. In Japan, Jérent will be replaced by

Romain Cannone Romain Cannone (born 12 April 1997) is a French right-handed épée fencer, 2022 team world champion, 2022 individual world champion, and 2021 individual Olympic champion. After winning gold in individual men's épée at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic ...

, who competed in the two events in which Jérent was entered, and ended up as Olympic champion in individual epee;

Ronan Gustin Ronan Gustin (born 17 August 1987) is a French épée fencer, team European and World champion in 2011. Career Gustin took up fencing at the early age of three at ASPTT Dijon. His junior results were unremarkable, but his build and motivation ha ...

has been recalled to be a team replacement.

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at the European Fencing Confederation {{DEFAULTSORT:Jerent, Daniel 1991 births Living people French male épée fencers Fencers at the 2015 European Games European Games medalists in fencing European Games gold medalists for France European Games bronze medalists for France Olympic fencers of France Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in fencing People from Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe Universiade gold medalists for France Doping cases in fencing Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games