Sara Balzer

Sara Balzer
Balzer in 2014
Personal information
Born (1995-04-03) 3 April 1995 (age 30)
Strasbourg, France
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Fencing career
SportFencing
CountryFrance
WeaponSabre
Handleft-handed
National coachMathieu Gourdain
ClubStrasbourg Université Club
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's sabre
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisIndividual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 TbilisiTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 CairoTeam
Silver medal – second place2023 MilanTeam
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków–MałopolskaTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 AntalyaTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 KrakówTeam
Gold medal – first place2025 GenoaTeam
Silver medal – second place2023 PlovdivIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2017 TbilisiTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 AntalyaIndividual
Universiade
Gold medal – first place2019 NaplesIndividual
Silver medal – second place2019 NaplesTeam
Bronze medal – third place2015 GwangjuTeam

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]

Personal life

Balzer 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

Olympic Games

YearLocationEventPosition
2021Japan Tokyo, JapanTeam Women's Sabre2nd[5]
2024France Paris, FranceIndividual Women's Sabre2nd

World Championship

YearLocationEventPosition
2017Germany Leipzig, GermanyTeam Women's Sabre3rd[6]
2022Egypt Cairo, EgyptTeam Women's Sabre2nd[7]
2023Italy Milan, ItalyTeam Women's Sabre2nd[8]
2025Georgia (country) Tbilisi, GeorgiaTeam Women's Sabre1st[9]

European Championship

YearLocationEventPosition
2017Georgia (country) Tbilisi, GeorgiaTeam Women's Sabre3rd[10]
2022Turkey Antalya, TurkeyIndividual Women's Sabre3rd[11]
2023Bulgaria Plovdiv, BulgariaIndividual Women's Sabre2nd[11]

World Cup

DateLocationEventPosition
2017-03-24China Yangzhou, ChinaIndividual Women's Sabre2nd[12]
2022-03-03Greece Athens, GreeceIndividual Women's Sabre3rd[13]
2023-03-17Belgium Sint-Niklaas, BelgiumIndividual Women's Sabre1st[12]
2023-05-12Georgia (country) Batumi, GeorgiaIndividual Women's Sabre1st[12]
2023-11-09Algeria Algiers, AlgeriaIndividual Women's Sabre1st[12]
2024-03-01Greece Acropolis, GreeceIndividual Women's Sabre1st[13]
2024-03-15Belgium Sint-Niklaas, BelgiumIndividual Women's Sabre1st[13]
2024-05-17Bulgaria Plovdiv, BulgariaIndividual Women's Sabre1st[13]

Grand Prix

YearLocationEventPosition
2023-04-28South Korea Seoul, South KoreaIndividual Women's Sabre2nd[5]
2023-12-08France Orleans, FranceIndividual Women's Sabre3rd[5]
2024-05-05South Korea Seoul, South KoreaIndividual Women's Sabre3rd[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "JO PARIS 2024 - SARA BALZER ET LES SABREUSES, À LA RECHERCHE D'UNE PREMIÈRE MÉDAILLE D'OR HISTORIQUE". Eurosport. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Manon Apithy-Brunet domine Sara Balzer et devient championne olympique de sabre aux JO de Paris". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Sara-Balzer-pour-SITE" (PDF). www.secoursdefrance.com. December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  6. ^ "2017 World Championship - INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  7. ^ "2022 World Championship - INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION". FIE.org. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  8. ^ "2023 World Championship - INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION". FIE.org. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  9. ^ "2025 World Championship - INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION". FIE.org. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  10. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  11. ^ a b "FENCING TIME LIVE – The Complete Fencing Tournament Management Solution". FENCING TIME LIVE – The Complete Fencing Tournament Management Solution. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  12. ^ a b c d "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
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