Ysaora Thibus
Ysaora Thibus (born 22 August 1991) is a French right-handed foil fencer, three-time Olympian, and 2021 team Olympic silver medalist.[2]
![]() Thibus at the French Fencing Championship 2013 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | French |
Born | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe | 22 August 1991
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Fencing |
Event(s) | Foil |
Club | AS Bourg-la-Reine[1] |
Medal record |
Thibus competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games.[3][4]
Thibus took up fencing at the age of 7 in Guadeloupe. At 17, she moved to France to train with the French national youth team in Aix-en-Provence, joining the senior training team in Paris a year later.[5]
Thibus founded the EssentiElle program for women athletes, which aims to amplify their voices within the world of athletics.[6]
Thibus and American foil fencer Race Imboden met at a party after the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games and began dating shortly afterward. The couple became engaged at the Pigalle in Paris after the Tokyo Olympic Games.[7]
Medal Record
World Championship
Year | Location | Event | Position |
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2013 | ![]() |
Team Women's Foil | 2nd[9] |
2014 | ![]() |
Team Women's Foil | 3rd[10] |
2015 | ![]() |
Team Women's Foil | 3rd[11] |
2016 | ![]() |
Team Women's Foil | 3rd[12] |
2017 | ![]() |
Individual Women's Foil | 3rd[13] |
2018 | ![]() |
Individual Women's Foil | 2nd[14] |
2018 | ![]() |
Team Women's Foil | 3rd[15] |
European Championship
Year | Location | Event | Position |
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2012 | ![]() |
Team Women's Foil | 2nd[16] |
2013 | ![]() |
Individual Women's Foil | 3rd[17] |
2013 | ![]() |
Team Women's Foil | 2nd[18] |
2014 | ![]() |
Team Women's Foil | 3rd[19] |
2015 | ![]() |
Team Women's Foil | 3rd[20] |
2016 | ![]() |
Team Women's Foil | 3rd[21] |
2017 | ![]() |
Individual Women's Foil | 3rd[22] |
2018 | ![]() |
Team Women's Foil | 3rd[23] |
2019 | ![]() |
Individual Women's Foil | 3rd[24] |
2019 | ![]() |
Team Women's Foil | 2nd[25] |
Grand Prix
Date | Location | Event | Position |
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2015-03-13 | ![]() |
Individual Women's Foil | 3rd[26] |
2016-06-03 | ![]() |
Individual Women's Foil | 3rd[27] |
2017-05-19 | ![]() |
Individual Women's Foil | 3rd[28] |
2020-02-07 | ![]() |
Individual Women's Foil | 1st[29] |
2021-03-26 | ![]() |
Individual Women's Foil | 3rd[30] |
World Cup
Date | Location | Event | Position |
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2013-02-08 | ![]() |
Individual Women's Foil | 3rd[31] |
2013-03-01 | ![]() |
Individual Women's Foil | 3rd[32] |
2014-05-02 | ![]() |
Individual Women's Foil | 3rd[33] |
2015-01-16 | ![]() |
Individual Women's Foil | 3rd[34] |
2015-10-16 | ![]() |
Individual Women's Foil | 1st[35] |
2017-01-13 | ![]() |
Individual Women's Foil | 1st[36] |
2019-01-25 | ![]() |
Individual Women's Foil | 3rd[37] |
2019-05-03 | ![]() |
Individual Women's Foil | 3rd[38] |
2019-11-22 | ![]() |
Individual Women's Foil | 3rd[39] |
2020-01-10 | ![]() |
Individual Women's Foil | 3rd[40] |
References
- "Ysaora Thibus". London 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - Ysaora Thibus profile". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Olympic fencer Ysaora Thibus: 'I'm an athlete, but first I'm a woman, I'm a Black woman'". CNN. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- "Olympic Fencers Race Imboden and Ysaora Thibus Are Engaged! All About His Creative Proposal". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
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- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
External links
- Profile – FIE
- Profile – French Olympic Committee (in French)
- EuroFencing Profile
- NBC Olympics Profile