Manon Brunet Explained

Manon Brunet
Country:France
Nickname:Brunette
Spouse(S):Boladé Apithy -->
Birth Date:7 February 1996
Birth Place:Lyon, France
Height:1.70 m
Weight:55 kg
Hand:right-handed
Club:Cercle d'escrime orléanais
Fieranking:current ranking

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]

Personal life

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.

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

Medal record

Olympic Games

YearLocationEventPosition
2021 Tokyo, JapanIndividual Women's Sabre3rd[4]
2021 Tokyo, JapanTeam Women's Sabre2nd[5]
2024 Paris, FranceIndividual Women's Sabre1st

World Championship

YearLocationEventPosition
2014 Kazan, RussiaTeam Women's Sabre2nd[6]
2017 Leipzig, GermanyTeam Women's Sabre3rd[7]
2018 Wuxi, ChinaTeam Women's Sabre1st[8]
2019 Budapest, HungaryTeam Women's Sabre2nd[9]

European Championship

YearLocationEventPosition
2014 Strasbourg, FranceTeam Women's Sabre2nd[10]
2015 Montreux, SwitzerlandTeam Women's Sabre2nd[11]
2016 Toruń, PolandTeam Women's Sabre2nd[12]
2017 Tbilisi, GeorgiaTeam Women's Sabre3rd[13]
2018 Novi Sad, SerbiaTeam Women's Sabre3rd[14]
2019 Düsseldorf, GermanyIndividual Women's Sabre2nd[15]
2019 Düsseldorf, GermanyTeam Women's Sabre3rd[16]

Grand Prix

DateLocationEventPosition
2019-04-26 Seoul, South KoreaIndividual Women's Sabre3rd[17]
2023-12-09 Orleans, FranceIndividual Women's Sabre1st[18]

World Cup

DateLocationEventPosition
2015-10-09 Caracas, VenezuelaIndividual Women's Sabre3rd[19]
2016-11-18 Orléans, FranceIndividual Women's Sabre1st[20]
2017-02-17 Athens, GreeceIndividual Women's Sabre2nd[21]
2017-03-24 Yangzhou, ChinaIndividual Women's Sabre1st[22]
2017-05-12 Tunis, TunisiaIndividual Women's Sabre3rd[23]
2017-10-27 Orléans, FranceIndividual Women's Sabre3rd[24]
2018-03-16 Athens, GreeceIndividual Women's Sabre3rd[25]
2018-06-01 Tunis, TunisiaIndividual Women's Sabre1st[26]
2019-03-22 Sint-Niklaas, BelgiumIndividual Women's Sabre1st[27]
2019-11-22 Orléans, FranceIndividual Women's Sabre1st[28]
2019-12-13 Salt Lake City, UtahIndividual Women's Sabre3rd[29]
2022-01-28 Plovdiv, BulgariaIndividual Women's Sabre2nd[30]
2022-03-18 Istanbul, TurkeyIndividual Women's Sabre1st[31]
2022-05-06 Hammamet, TunisiaIndividual Women's Sabre3rd[32]
2024-03-04 Acropolis, GreeceIndividual Women's Sabre3rd[33]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. 6 August 2021. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website.
  2. Web site: Fencing-France's Apithy-Brunet wins the gold in women's sabre at Paris Games . 2024-07-29 . CNA . en.
  3. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. 3 September 2021. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website.
  4. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. 6 August 2021. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website.
  5. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. 6 August 2021. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website.
  6. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. 6 August 2021. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website.
  7. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. 6 August 2021. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website.
  8. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. 6 August 2021. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website.
  9. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. 6 August 2021. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website.
  10. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. 6 August 2021. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website.
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  12. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. 6 August 2021. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website.
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  17. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. 3 December 2021. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website.
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  30. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. 22 February 2022. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website.
  31. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website . 19 March 2022 . INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website.
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