Gaëlle Gebet

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

Gaëlle Gebet
Personal information
Nickname(s)Gallou
Born (1984-06-29) 29 June 1984
Tours, France
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
Weaponfoil
Handleft-handed
National coachFranck Boidin, Émeric Clos
ClubAS Bourg la Reine
Head coachYann Détienne
FIE rankingcurrent ranking

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.
  • Profile at the European Fencing Confederation
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