Manon Apithy-Brunet (born 7 February 1996) is a French right-handed sabre fencer, 2018 team world champion, two-time Olympian, 2021 team Olympic silver medalist, and 2021 individual Olympic bronze medalist.[1] She won the individual event in 2024 at her home Olympics in Paris by beating her fellow countrywoman, Sara Balzer in the all-French gold medal bout.[2]

Manon Brunet
Brunet in November 2014
Personal information
Nickname(s)Brunette
Born (1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 28)
Lyon, France
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryFrance
WeaponSabre
Handright-handed
National coachMathieu Gourdain
ClubCercle d'escrime orléanais
Personal coachChristian Bauer
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's sabre
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Individual
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Wuxi Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Kazan Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Budapest Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Milan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Leipzig Team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Plovdiv Individual
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Basel Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Strasbourg Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Montreux Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Toruń Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Düsseldorf Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tbilisi Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Novi Sad Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Düsseldorf Team

Personal life

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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 [Pole Espoir] in 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 [INSEP] in Paris, France.[3]

Brunet started off with taekwondo and dancing but didn’t enjoy either of them. A friend of hers suggested that she try fencing. She was attracted to fencing 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.[3]

Brunet got a degree in marketing at EDHEC Business School.[3] Brunet married fellow french sabre fencer Boladé Apithy in 2021.

Medal record

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Olympic Games

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Year Location Event Position
2021   Tokyo, Japan Individual Women's Sabre 3rd[4]
2021   Tokyo, Japan Team Women's Sabre 2nd[5]
2024   Paris, France Individual Women's Sabre 1st[2]

World Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2014   Kazan, Russia Team Women's Sabre 2nd[6]
2017   Leipzig, Germany Team Women's Sabre 3rd[7]
2018   Wuxi, China Team Women's Sabre 1st[8]
2019   Budapest, Hungary Team Women's Sabre 2nd[9]

European Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2014   Strasbourg, France Team Women's Sabre 2nd[10]
2015   Montreux, Switzerland Team Women's Sabre 2nd[11]
2016   Toruń, Poland Team Women's Sabre 2nd[12]
2017   Tbilisi, Georgia Team Women's Sabre 3rd[13]
2018   Novi Sad, Serbia Team Women's Sabre 3rd[14]
2019   Düsseldorf, Germany Individual Women's Sabre 2nd[15]
2019   Düsseldorf, Germany Team Women's Sabre 3rd[16]

Grand Prix

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Date Location Event Position
2019-04-26   Seoul, South Korea Individual Women's Sabre 3rd[17]
2023-12-09   Orleans, France Individual Women's Sabre 1st[18]

World Cup

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Date Location Event Position
2015-10-09   Caracas, Venezuela Individual Women's Sabre 3rd[19]
2016-11-18   Orléans, France Individual Women's Sabre 1st[20]
2017-02-17   Athens, Greece Individual Women's Sabre 2nd[21]
2017-03-24   Yangzhou, China Individual Women's Sabre 1st[22]
2017-05-12   Tunis, Tunisia Individual Women's Sabre 3rd[23]
2017-10-27   Orléans, France Individual Women's Sabre 3rd[24]
2018-03-16   Athens, Greece Individual Women's Sabre 3rd[25]
2018-06-01   Tunis, Tunisia Individual Women's Sabre 1st[26]
2019-03-22   Sint-Niklaas, Belgium Individual Women's Sabre 1st[27]
2019-11-22   Orléans, France Individual Women's Sabre 1st[28]
2019-12-13   Salt Lake City, Utah Individual Women's Sabre 3rd[29]
2022-01-28   Plovdiv, Bulgaria Individual Women's Sabre 2nd[30]
2022-03-18   Istanbul, Turkey Individual Women's Sabre 1st[31]
2022-05-06   Hammamet, Tunisia Individual Women's Sabre 3rd[32]
2024-03-04   Acropolis, Greece Individual Women's Sabre 3rd[33]

References

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