Marie-Florence Candassamy

Marie-Florence Candassamy
Marie-Florence Candassamy in 2014
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1991-02-26) 26 February 1991 (age 34)
Paris, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Fencing career
SportFencing
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 place2024 ParisTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 MilanIndividual
Gold medal – first place2025 TbilisiTeam
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków–MałopolskaTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 KrakówTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 AntalyaTeam
Gold medal – first place2018 Novi SadTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 StrasbourgIndividual
Silver medal – second place2016 ToruńTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 DüsseldorfIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2024 BaselTeam
Universiade
Gold medal – first place2013 KazanTeam
Bronze medal – third place2013 KazanIndividual

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.[1][2]

Personal life

Candassamy was born in metropolitan France to a Martiniquais father and Guadeloupean-Indian mother.[3]

Medal record

Olympics

YearLocationEventPosition
2024France Paris, FranceTeam Women's Épée2nd

World Championship

YearLocationEventPosition
2023Italy Milan, ItalyIndividual Women's Épée1st[4]

European Championship

YearLocationEventPosition
2015France Strasbourg, FranceIndividual Women's Épée2nd[5]
2016Poland Toruń, PolandTeam Women's Épée2nd[6]
2019Germany Düsseldorf, GermanyIndividual Women's Épée2nd[7]
2022Turkey Antalya, TurkeyTeam Women's Épée1st[8]

Grand Prix

DateLocationEventPosition
2014-04-26China Xuzhou, ChinaIndividual Women's Épée3rd[9]
2018-03-23Hungary Budapest, HungaryIndividual Women's Épée3rd[10]
2022-01-28Qatar Doha, QatarIndividual Women's Épée3rd[11]
2023-01-27Qatar Doha, QatarIndividual Women's Épée2nd[12]
2023-03-10Hungary Budapest, HungaryIndividual Women's Épée3rd[13]
2023-05-06Colombia Cali, ColombiaIndividual Women's Épée2nd[14]
2024-03-08Hungary Budapest, HungaryIndividual Women's Épée3rd[15]

World Cup

DateLocationEventPosition
2020-01-10Cuba Havana, CubaIndividual Women's Épée3rd[16]
2021-11-19Estonia Tallinn, EstoniaIndividual Women's Épée2nd[17]
2022-02-11Spain Barcelona, SpainIndividual Women's Épée2nd[18]
2022-05-27Poland Katowice, PolandIndividual Women's Épée3rd[19]
2022-11-11Estonia Tallinn, EstoniaIndividual Women's Épée2nd[20]

References

  1. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Les épéistes françaises médaillées d'argent après une finale étouffante contre l'Italie". L’Equipe. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Paris 2024 : Marie-Florence Candassamy et Auriane Mallo, l'or à la pointe de l'épée". parismatch.com. 4 July 2024.
  4. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  5. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  7. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  9. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  10. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  11. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  12. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  13. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  14. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  15. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  16. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  17. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  18. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  19. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  20. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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