Romain Cannone (born 12 April 1997) is a French right-handed épée fencer, 2022 team world champion, 2022 individual world champion, and 2021 individual Olympic champion.[5]
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| Born | 12 April 1997 Boulogne-Billancourt, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Épée | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | VGA escrime (Val-de-Marne, France)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Michael Mokretsov[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | 1[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After winning gold in individual men's épée at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and the 2022 World Fencing Championships in Cairo, Egypt, Cannone became the first person to win back-to-back world titles in individual men's épée since Pavel Kolobkov's world titles in 1993 and 1994.[citation needed]
He was named Sportsperson of the Year for 2020 in Colmar, France.[6][7][8]
Career
editCanonne 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 8 February 2019.[2] As of 2019, when Cannone qualified for the Olympics, he was a student at Skema Business School.[10]
2020 Olympics
editCannone, originally only scheduled as a replacement athlete, was the youngest member of the 2020 French team.[11] However, on 18 June 2021, when team member Daniel Jérent was removed from the team for a failed drug test, Cannone was selected to take his place.[12] On 25 July 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
editOlympic Games
edit| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[17] |
World Championship
edit| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cairo, Egypt | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[18] |
| 2022 | Cairo, Egypt | Team Men's Épée | 1st[19] |
| 2023 | Milan, Italy | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[20] |
| 2023 | Milan, Italy | Team Men's Épée | 2nd[20] |
European Championship
edit| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Antalya, Turkey | Team Men's Épée | 3rd[21] |
World Cup
edit| Date | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-19 | Bern, Switzerland | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[22] |
| 2022-02-11 | Sochi, Russia | Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[23] |
| 2022-05-12 | Heidenheim, Germany | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[24] |
| 2023-03-25 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[25] |
| 2024-03-22 | Tbilisi, Georgia | Individual Men's Épée | 1st[26] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Romain Cannone". escrime-ffe.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Who is Romain Cannone, the Olympic champion that nobody expected at the Olympics?". 25 July 2021.
- ^ a b "MICHAEL MOKRETSOV, HEAD COACH". 21 March 2018.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Fencing CANNONE Romain". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Fencing – CANNONE Romain vs LIMARDO GASCON Ruben – Table of 32 Results". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Romain Cannone profile". Eurosport.
- ^ "Romain Cannone wins men's fencing individual épée in debut Olympics". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "A focus on Romain Cannone, high-achieving athlete at SKEMA". SKEMA. 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Romain Cannone Olympic champion, first gold medal for France". 25 July 2021.
- ^ Presse, AFP-Agence France. "French Pull 2016 Fencing Champion Jerent From Tokyo Team For Doping". barrons.com.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Romain Cannone qualified for the epee final, third medal assured for the Blues". newsrnd.com.
- ^ "Olympics-Fencing-Cannone of France wins gold in men's epee individual". National Post.
- ^ "Olympic Schedule & Results – 25 Jul | Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "LIVE – Tokyo Olympics: Romain Cannone Olympic champion with épée". News-in-24. 25 July 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ a b "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
External links
edit- Romain Cannone at the International Fencing Federation
- Romain Cannone at the European Fencing Confederation
- Romain Cannone at Olympedia
- Romain Cannone at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
- Romain Cannone at Team France (in French)