Sara Balzer (born 3 April 1995) is a French left-handed sabre fencer. She won two Olympic silver medals, the first at the 2021 team event,[1] and the second on home soil at the 2024 individual event[2] She has been ranked #1 in the world in women's sabre in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024.[3]
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| Born | 3 April 1995 Strasbourg, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Sabre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National coach | Mathieu Gourdain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Strasbourg Université Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editBalzer was born in Strasbourg to a French father and a mother of Algerian descent. Her maternal grandfather was a spahi in the French Army.[4]
Medal record
editOlympic Games
edit| Year | Location | Event | Position |
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| 2021 |  Tokyo, Japan
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Team Women's Sabre | 2nd[5] |
| 2024 |  Paris, France
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Individual Women's Sabre | 2nd |
World Championship
edit| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |  Leipzig, Germany
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Team Women's Sabre | 3rd[6] |
| 2022 |  Cairo, Egypt
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Team Women's Sabre | 2nd[6] |
| 2023 |  Milan, Italy
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Team Women's Sabre | 2nd[6] |
European Championship
edit| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |  Tbilisi, Georgia
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Team Women's Sabre | 3rd[7] |
| 2022 |  Antalya, Turkey
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Individual Women's Sabre | 3rd[8] |
| 2023 |  Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Individual Women's Sabre | 2nd[8] |
World Cup
edit| Date | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-24 |  Yangzhou, China
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Individual Women's Sabre | 2nd[9] |
| 2022-03-03 |  Athens, Greece
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Individual Women's Sabre | 3rd[10] |
| 2023-03-17 |  Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
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Individual Women's Sabre | 1st[9] |
| 2023-05-12 | Batumi, Georgia
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Individual Women's Sabre | 1st[9] |
| 2023-11-09 |  Algiers, Algeria
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Individual Women's Sabre | 1st[9] |
| 2024-03-01 | Acropolis, Greece
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Individual Women's Sabre | 1st[10] |
| 2024-03-15 | Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
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Individual Women's Sabre | 1st[10] |
| 2024-05-17 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Individual Women's Sabre | 1st[10] |
Grand Prix
edit| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-28 |  Seoul, South Korea
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Individual Women's Sabre | 2nd[5] |
| 2023-12-08 | Orleans, France
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Individual Women's Sabre | 3rd[5] |
| 2024-05-05 | Seoul, South Korea
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Individual Women's Sabre | 3rd[5] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JO PARIS 2024 - SARA BALZER ET LES SABREUSES, À LA RECHERCHE D'UNE PREMIÈRE MÉDAILLE D'OR HISTORIQUE". Eurosport. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Manon Apithy-Brunet domine Sara Balzer et devient championne olympique de sabre aux JO de Paris". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ https://www.secoursdefrance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Sara-Balzer-pour-SITE.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b c d "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b "FENCING TIME LIVE – The Complete Fencing Tournament Management Solution". FENCING TIME LIVE – The Complete Fencing Tournament Management Solution. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sara Balzer.
- Sara Balzer at the International Fencing Federation
- Sara Balzer at the European Fencing Confederation
- Sara Balzer at Olympics.com
- Sara Balzer at Olympedia
- Sara Balzer at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
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