Amita Berthier

Amita Berthier
Personal information
Full nameAmita Marie Nicolette Berthier
Born (2000-12-15) 15 December 2000
Singapore
Sport
SportFencing
Rank
28
Medal record
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 IndonesiaTeam foil
Asian Fencing Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 WuxiIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2025 BaliTeam
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2017 MalaysiaIndividual foil
Gold medal – first place2019 PhilippinesIndividual foil
Gold medal – first place2019 PhilippinesTeam foil
Gold medal – first place2025 ThailandIndividual foil
Gold medal – first place2025 ThailandTeam foil
Representing the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
NCAA Championships 0 1 3
Total 0 1 3

Amita Marie Nicolette Berthier OLY (born 15 December 2000) is a Singaporean, left-handed foil fencer. Representing the University of Notre Dame Berthier won four individual NCAA Fencing Championships medals. Representing Singapore, Berthier had won five SEA Games gold medals and qualified for two Olympic Games.

Education

Berthier studied at the Singapore Sports School.[1] She later attended the University of Notre Dame from 2018 to 2023 and pursued a sociology degree.[2][3]

Career

On 16 December 2017, Berthier became the first Singaporean fencer to win a Junior World Cup title at the Havana leg in Cuba in the eight-leg series.[4][5][6]

2018 to 2024

Berthier won four individual NCAA Fencing Championships medals during her time at the University of Notre Dame. As she was studying in the United States, Berthier did not join the Singapore contingent for the 2021 and 2023 SEA Games.[2]

2022 Summer Olympics

In April 2021, Berthier qualified for the Singapore Olympic team at the 2020 Summer Olympics, by winning the Asia-Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In doing so, she became the first Singaporean to secure an Olympic spot through a qualifying tournament.[7] Berthier was knocked out in her debut match in the round of 32 by United States' Lee Kiefer.[8]

2023

In 2023, Berthier won a joint-bronze in the women’s foil at the 2023 Asian Fencing Championships held in Wuxi, China. She was then chosen alongside wushu athlete Jowen Lim as the flagbearers for the 2022 Asian Games held at Hangzhou, China in 2023.[9] Berthier was eliminated in the women’s individual foil quarter-finals.[10]

2024 Summer Olympics

On 17 March 2024, Berthier qualified for the Paris Olympics via her individual ranking points. Ranked 28th in the world in the women’s foil, she claimed points at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Grand Prix in Washington DC by finishing joint-20th.[11]

Berthier returned to Singapore to train with national foil head coach Oleg Matseichuk as her coach.[12] She parted ways with her previous coach Amgad Khazbak who also worked with Kiefer and was unable to be with Berthier during tournaments and the Olympics Games due to the conflict of interest.[12]

Berthier trained with the Singapore national team's foil head coach, Oleg Matseichuk, for 3 months as part of her preparations for the Paris Olympics.[13] Berthier was again eliminated in the round of 32 after a 13-15 loss to world number 11, United States' Lauren Scruggs.[14]

2025

Asian Fencing Championships

Berthier clinched a joint-bronze medal in the team foil event together with team mates, Maxine Wong, Cheung Kemei and Stephanie Lee. She had earlier bowed out in the round of 32 after losing 15-6 to New Zealand’s world No. 290 Ruby Chan in the individual foil event.[15]

SEA Games

In the 2025 SEA Games held in Thailand, Berthier won her third individual foil gold.[16] She also won the gold in the women's team foil with team mates Maxine Wong Jie Xin, Cheung Kemei and Stephanie Lee Tingyi.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Chong, Clara (15 April 2015). "School sports: Amita beats sister en route to helping SSP achieve fencing honours". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 "SEA Games 2025: A family surprise inspires fencer Amita Berthier to top of the podium". The Straits Times. 17 December 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Amita Berthier". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Lim, Say Heng (18 December 2017). "Fencing: Maiden Junior World Cup title brings birthday delight for Amita Berthier". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Lim, Say Heng (17 December 2017). "Fencing: Amita Berthier wins foil title at Junior World Cup in Cuba, eyes Asian Games spot in 2018". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Lim, Say Heng (18 December 2017). "Singaporean teen fencer marks birthday with historic title". The New Paper. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Fencing: Amita Berthier books Tokyo Olympics ticket after tense final in qualifying tournament". 25 April 2021.
  8. ↑ Ang, Ervin (28 March 2023). "S'pore fencer Berthier to train full-time ahead of Asian Games, Olympics". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (31 Jul-6 Aug)". Yahoo News. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Singapore fencer Amita Berthier narrowly misses out on Asian Games medal". CNA. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  11. ↑ Teoh, Melvyn (18 March 2024). "Singaporean fencer Amita Berthier qualifies for Paris Olympics". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  12. 1 2 Kwek, Kimberly (4 April 2024). "A Parisian family affair for Singaporean fencer Amita Berthier at 2024 Olympics". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  13. ↑ "Singapore fencer Amita Berthier not going to Paris Olympics to make up the numbers". CNA. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  14. ↑ "Amita Berthier exits Paris Olympics after narrow loss to world number 11 Lauren Scruggs". CNA. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Singapore women's foil team win third bronze medal in four years at Asian fencing C'ships". The Straits Times. 21 June 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "Amita Berthier beats Maxine Wong in all-Singapore women's foil final at SEA Games". CNA. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  17. ↑ Ganesan, Deepanraj (19 December 2025). "SEA Games 2025: A united Team Singapore deliver record fencing medal haul". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 23 June 2026.


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