Gaëlle Gebet
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 Gebet at the 2014 European Fencing Championships | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Gallou | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
29 June 1984 Tours, France | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon(s) | foil | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
| National coach(es) | Franck Boidin, Émeric Clos | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | AS Bourg la Reine | ||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Yann Détienne | ||||||||||||||||||
| FIE Ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 an bronze medal in Cancún.[2]
Alongside her career as an athlete, Gebet is a police officer.[3]
References
- ↑ "Gebet dans le grand monde". L'Équipe (in French). 5 November 2010.
- ↑ "Gebet, troisième à Cancun". L'Équipe (in French). 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "France Mondiaux 2010. Toujours pas de médaille française au Grand Palais". Ouest France (in French). 7 November 2010.
External links
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- Profile at the European Fencing Confederation
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