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French fencer (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Sabre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National coach | Mathieu Gourdain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Strasbourg Université Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
| Date | Location | Event | Position |
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| 2017-03-24 |  Yangzhou, China |
Individual Women's Sabre | 2nd[9] |
| 2022-03-03 |  Athens, Greece |
Individual Women's Sabre | 3rd[10] |
| 2023-03-17 |  Sint-Niklaas, Belgium |
Individual Women's Sabre | 1st[9] |
| 2023-05-12 |  Batumi, Georgia |
Individual Women's Sabre | 1st[9] |
| 2023-11-09 |  Algiers, Algeria |
Individual Women's Sabre | 1st[9] |
| 2024-03-01 | Acropolis, Greece |
Individual Women's Sabre | 1st[10] |
| 2024-03-15 | Sint-Niklaas, Belgium |
Individual Women's Sabre | 1st[10] |
| 2024-05-17 |  Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
Individual Women's Sabre | 1st[10] |
| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-28 |  Seoul, South Korea |
Individual Women's Sabre | 2nd[5] |
| 2023-12-08 |  Orleans, France |
Individual Women's Sabre | 3rd[5] |
| 2024-05-05 | Seoul, South Korea |
Individual Women's Sabre | 3rd[5] |
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