François Cauchon Explained

François Cauchon (born April 26, 2000) is a Canadian fencer in the sabre discipline.^[1] Cauchon has won multiple medals at the Pan American level.

Career

Cauchon's first major international result came in 2019, when he won the silver medal at the Pan American Junior Fencing Championships in Bogota, Colombia. Cauchon was part of the last two Pan American Fencing Championships sabre team who won the silver medal, losing to the United States each time. In January 2023, Cauchon reachd a career high 52nd at a Grand Prix stop in Tunisia.^[2] In 2024, Cauchon helped Canada qualify a sabre team for the 2024 Summer Olympics for the first time since 1996. Cauchon was officially named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team in April 2024.^{[3] [4]}

Pan American Games

Cauchon made his Pan American Games debut at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.^[5] At the 2023 Pan American Games, Cauchon won the gold medal in the men's team sabre event.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: François Cauchon. Canadian Olympic Committee. 23 June 2024.
2. Web site: François Cauchon signe son meilleur résultat en Grand prix. François Cauchon signs his best result in Grand Prix. French. 15 January 2023. www.rds.ca/. Réseau des sports (RDS). 23 June 2024.
3. Web site: Fenton. Caela. Team Canada announces fencing team for Paris 2024. Canadian Olympic Committee. 25 April 2024. 23 June 2024.
4. Web site: Nerestant. Antoni. 29 Olympics, no medals? No problem. Quebec-led fencing squad hungry for history. 26 April 2024. www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC News. 23 June 2024.
5. 6 September 2023. Canada’s Santiago 2023 fencing team announced. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Olympic Committee. 14 April 2024.
6. Web site: Brazil and Canada Claim the Final Gold Medals in Fencing. 4 November 2023. www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 14 April 2024.