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François Cauchon

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François Cauchon
Personal information
Nationality Canada
Born (2000-04-26) April 26, 2000 (age 24)
Montreal, Canada
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team sabre
Pan American Fencing Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Lima Team sabre
Silver medal – second place 2022 Ascuncion Team sabre
Pan American Junior Fencing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bogota Sabre

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

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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 reached 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

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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]

References

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