Marie-Florence Candassamy

Marie-Florence Candassamy
Marie-Florence Candassamy in 2014
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1991-02-26) 26 February 1991
Paris, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Fencing career
SportFencing
CountryFrance
WeaponÉpée
Handright-handed
National coachHerve Faget
ClubParis Université Club
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's épée
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 MilanIndividual
Gold medal – first place2025 TbilisiTeam
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków–MałopolskaTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 KrakówTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 AntalyaTeam
Gold medal – first place2018 Novi SadTeam
Gold medal – first place2026 AntonyTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 StrasbourgIndividual
Silver medal – second place2016 ToruńTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 DüsseldorfIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2024 BaselTeam
Universiade
Gold medal – first place2013 KazanTeam
Bronze medal – third place2013 KazanIndividual

Marie-Florence Candassamy (born 26 February 1991) is a French right-handed épée fencer, 2023 World champion, 2022 team European champion, and 2024 Olympic silver medalist.[1][2]

Personal life

Candassamy was born in metropolitan France to a Martiniquais father and Guadeloupean-Indian mother.[3]

Medal record

Olympics

Year Location Event Position
2024 France Paris, France Team Women's Épée 2nd

World Championship

Year Location Event Position
2023 Italy Milan, Italy Individual Women's Épée 1st[4]

European Championship

Year Location Event Position
2015 France Strasbourg, France Individual Women's Épée 2nd[5]
2016 Poland Toruń, Poland Team Women's Épée 2nd[6]
2019 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany Individual Women's Épée 2nd[7]
2022 Turkey Antalya, Turkey Team Women's Épée 1st[8]

Grand Prix

Date Location Event Position
2014-04-26 China Xuzhou, China Individual Women's Épée 3rd[9]
2018-03-23 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 3rd[10]
2022-01-28 Qatar Doha, Qatar Individual Women's Épée 3rd[11]
2023-01-27 Qatar Doha, Qatar Individual Women's Épée 2nd[12]
2023-03-10 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 3rd[13]
2023-05-06 Colombia Cali, Colombia Individual Women's Épée 2nd[14]
2024-03-08 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 3rd[15]

World Cup

Date Location Event Position
2020-01-10 Cuba Havana, Cuba Individual Women's Épée 3rd[16]
2021-11-19 Estonia Tallinn, Estonia Individual Women's Épée 2nd[17]
2022-02-11 Spain Barcelona, Spain Individual Women's Épée 2nd[18]
2022-05-27 Poland Katowice, Poland Individual Women's Épée 3rd[19]
2022-11-11 Estonia Tallinn, Estonia Individual Women's Épée 2nd[20]

References

  1. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Les épéistes françaises médaillées d'argent après une finale étouffante contre l'Italie". L’Equipe. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Paris 2024 : Marie-Florence Candassamy et Auriane Mallo, l'or à la pointe de l'épée". parismatch.com (in French). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  14. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  15. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  16. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  17. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  18. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  19. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  20. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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