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French fencer (born 1991)

Marie-Florence Candassamy
Marie-Florence Candassamy in 2014
Personal information
Born (1991-02-26) 26 February 1991 (age 33)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountryFrance
WeaponÉpée
Handright-handed
National coachHerve Faget
ClubParis Université Club
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's épée
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Milan Individual
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Antalya Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Novi Sad Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Strasbourg Individual
Silver medal – second place 2016 Toruń Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Düsseldorf Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Basel Team
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan Individual

Marie-Florence Candassamy (born 26 February 1991) is a French right-handed épée fencer, 2023 World champion, 2022 team European champion, and 2024 Olympic silver medalist.

Personal life

Candassamy was born in France to a Martiniquais father and Guadeloupean-Indian mother.

Medal record

Olympics

Year Location Event Position
2024 France Paris, France Team Women's Épée 2nd

World Championship

Year Location Event Position
2023 Italy Milan, Italy Individual Women's Épée 1st

European Championship

Year Location Event Position
2015 France Strasbourg, France Individual Women's Épée 2nd
2016 Poland Toruń, Poland Team Women's Épée 2nd
2019 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany Individual Women's Épée 2nd
2022 Turkey Antalya, Turkey Team Women's Épée 1st

Grand Prix

Date Location Event Position
2014-04-26 China Xuzhou, China Individual Women's Épée 3rd
2018-03-23 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 3rd
2022-01-28 Qatar Doha, Qatar Individual Women's Épée 3rd
2023-01-27 Qatar Doha, Qatar Individual Women's Épée 2nd
2023-03-10 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 3rd
2023-05-06 Colombia Cali, Colombia Individual Women's Épée 2nd
2024-03-08 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 3rd

World Cup

Date Location Event Position
2020-01-10 Cuba Havana, Cuba Individual Women's Épée 3rd
2021-11-19 Estonia Tallinn, Estonia Individual Women's Épée 2nd
2022-02-11 Spain Barcelona, Spain Individual Women's Épée 2nd
2022-05-27 Poland Katowice, Poland Individual Women's Épée 3rd
2022-11-11 Estonia Tallinn, Estonia Individual Women's Épée 2nd

References

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External links

World Champions in women's épée


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