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Vincent Anstett

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Vincent Anstett
Personal information
Born (1982-07-26) 26 July 1982 (age 42)
Strasbourg, France
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country France
WeaponSabre
Handright-handed
ClubSouffel Escrime Club
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Team sabre
Silver medal – second place 2007 St.Petersburg Team sabre
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Leipzig Team sabre
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Leipzig Individual sabre

Vincent Anstett (born 26 July 1982) is a French sabre fencer.

Anstett's greatest accomplishment is winning the gold medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Ukraine in the final.[1] He accomplished this with his teammates Nicolas Lopez, Julien Pillet and Boris Sanson.[1]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Anstett was a substitute for the same teammates that Anstett won the 2006 World Fencing Championships with, Nicolas Lopez, Julien Pillet and Boris Sanson, defeating the US in the final.[2]

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Anstett is the coach of the Egyptian fencing team. He was criticized for also coaching French fencers, when Egypt and France competed against each other.[3]

Achievements

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2006 World Fencing Championships, team sabre
2007 World Fencing Championships, team sabre

Substitute for France's men's sabre team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

References

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  1. ^ a b The Canadian Press (6 October 2006). "France golden at fencing worlds". CBC. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  2. ^ "France secure gold in men's sabre". BBC Sport. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Paris 2024 : entre sabreurs français et égyptiens, un duel fratricide qui vire au dilemme" (in French). 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2024-07-31.