Romain Cannone

Romain Cannone (born 12 April 1997) is a French right-handed épée fencer and 2021 individual Olympic champion.[5]

Romain Cannone
Romain Cannone in 2021.
Personal information
Born (1997-04-12) 12 April 1997
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Websitehttps://fie.org/athletes/35617
Sport
CountryFrance
SportFencing
WeaponÉpée
Handright-handed
ClubVGA escrime (Val-de-Marne, France)[1]
Former coachMichael Mokretsov [2][3]
FIE ranking47 [4]
Medal record
Men's épée
Representing  France
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoIndividual

He was named Sportsperson of the Year for 2020 in Colmar, France.[6][7][8]

Canonne was born in France, but moved to Brazil with his family while in kindergarten.[2] He moved with his family to New York City's Lower East Side while still young and began fencing there at the age of 12,[6] subsequently training under Michael Mokretsov[3] at the age of 13 at the New York Fencing Academy in Coney Island.[2] In 2019, Cannone ranked 30th in the individual Men's épée World Championships in Budapest.[9] Prior to his gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, his highest ranking was 7th place at the Vancouver World Cup on February 8, 2019.[2] As of 2019, when Cannone qualified for the Olympics, he was a student at Skema Business School.[10]

2020 Olympics

Cannone, originally only scheduled as a replacement athlete, was the youngest member of the 2020 French team.[11] However, on June 18, 2021 when teammember Daniel Jérent was removed from the team for a failed drug test, Cannone was selected to take his place.[12] On July 25, 2021, he defeated the Russian Sergey Bida in the quarter-finals (15-12) and the Ukrainian Ihor Reizlin (15-10) in the semi-finals,[13] and went on to win the gold medal (15-10) against the previous world champion Gergely Siklósi.[14][15] Cannone's win has been described as "surprising” being his first international medal in individual competition. He became the first French Olympic champion in individual fencing since Brice Guyart won the gold medal in foil in 2004.[16]

Medal Record

Olympic Games
Year Location Event Position
2021 Tokyo, Japan Individual Men's Épée 1st[17]

World Cup
Date Location Event Position
2021-11-19 Bern, Switzerland Individual Men's Épée 3rd[18]
2022-02-11 Sochi, Russia Individual Men's Épée 2nd[19]

References
  1. https://www.escrime-ffe.fr/fr/equipes-de-france/portrait-des-tireurs/romain-cannone.html
  2. "Who is Romain Cannone, the Olympic champion that nobody expected at the Olympics?". July 25, 2021.
  3. "MICHAEL MOKRETSOV, HEAD COACH". March 21, 2018.
  4. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.
  5. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  6. "Fencing CANNONE Romain - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  7. "Fencing - CANNONE Romain vs LIMARDO GASCON Ruben - Table of 32 Results". .. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  8. "Romain Cannone profile". Eurosport.
  9. "Romain Cannone wins men's fencing individual épée in debut Olympics". Tokyo 2020.
  10. "A focus on Romain Cannone, high-achieving athlete at SKEMA". SKEMA. 16 December 2019.
  11. "Romain Cannone Olympic champion, first gold medal for France". July 25, 2021.
  12. Presse, AFP-Agence France. "French Pull 2016 Fencing Champion Jerent From Tokyo Team For Doping". www.barrons.com.
  13. "Tokyo Olympics: Romain Cannone qualified for the epee final, third medal assured for the Blues". newsrnd.com.
  14. "Olympics-Fencing-Cannone of France wins gold in men's epee individual". nationalpost.
  15. "Olympic Schedule & Results - 25 Jul | Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  16. "LIVE – Tokyo Olympics: Romain Cannone Olympic champion with épée". News-in-24. 25 July 2021.
  17. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  18. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  19. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
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