Gaëlle Gebet

French fencer (born 1984)
1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)Weight62 kg (137 lb)SportSportFencingWeaponfoilHandleft-handedNational coachFranck Boidin, Émeric ClosClubAS Bourg la ReineHead coachYann DétienneFIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Kazan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Strasbourg Team

Gaëlle Gebet (born 29 June 1984) is a French foil fencer, bronze medallist at the 2014 World Fencing Championships.

Career

Gebet took up fencing at the age of six at her local club in Beynes. She earned a bronze medal at the 2004 Junior World Championships in Plovdiv. In 2010, she was selected into the French national senior team[1] that ranked 5th in the European Championships and the World Championships. The 2013–14 season saw her win a bronze medal both in the European Championships and the World Championships. The next season she climb her first individual World Cup podium with a bronze medal in Cancún.[2]

Alongside her career as an athlete, Gebet is a police officer.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Gebet dans le grand monde". L'Équipe (in French). 5 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Gebet, troisième à Cancun". L'Équipe (in French). 19 October 2014.
  3. ^ "France Mondiaux 2010. Toujours pas de médaille française au Grand Palais". Ouest France (in French). 7 November 2010.
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External links

  • Profile Archived 2014-11-09 at the Wayback Machine at the European Fencing Confederation
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