Boris Sanson

French sabre fencer (born 1980)
Boris Sanson

Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team sabre
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almería Individual sabre

Boris Louis Sanson (born 7 December 1980 in Bordeaux, France) is a French sabre fencer.

Sanson won the gold medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships in Turin after beating Spain in the final. He accomplished this with his teammates Vincent Anstett, Julien Pillet and Nicolas Lopez. He competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics for France, winning a team gold medal and finishing 14th in the individual event.[1]

Achievements

2005 World Fencing Championships, team sabre
2006 World Fencing Championships, team sabre
2007 World Fencing Championships, team sabre
2008 Beijing Olympics, team sabre

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Boris Sanson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2010-05-14.

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