Personal Information
Family Partner Charlotte Chable
Residence Sion, SUI
Occupation Athlete
Languages English, French
License number 09011995000
Club
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He began fencing at age eight in Sion, Switzerland.
Why this sport? "I got involved by chance. In Sion, there is a good fencing school and when I was eight, while I was walking with my mum, I walked past the old hall. It had a large bay window and I enjoyed watching the young people fencing. The following week I went to try fencing. Before that, I did a little sport, but there was not one that I liked more than the others."
Club / Team Societe d'escrime Sion: Switzerland
Name of coach Jean-Blaise Evequoz [club], SUI
Handedness Right
General Interest
Hobbies Golf. (canal9.ch, 12 Nov 2021)
Memorable sporting achievement Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games, and winning gold in team epee at the 2018 World Championships in Wuxi, People's Republic of China. (lenouvelliste.ch, 08 Nov 2021; bluewin.ch, 16 Apr 2021)
Hero / Idol Coach Herve Faget. (lenouvelliste.ch, 08 Nov 2021)
Injuries He struggled with injuries to his Achilles tendon and knee during the 2022/23 season. (baerntoday.ch, 11 Nov 2023; swissinfo.ch, 13 Nov 2023)
Sporting philosophy / motto "When you're young you think you're Zorro. Your only goal is to hit the other athlete. Over time, the goal doesn't change, but you have to try to be the point of your weapon all the time. It's a very complete sport, very mental and that's what I like. Mentally you have to be strong and, like in all sports, you have to be physical, you have to be explosive." (bluewin.ch, 16 Apr 2021)
Famous relatives His partner Charlotte Chable has represented Switzerland in alpine skiing. She has competed on the World Cup circuit and at the 2015 World Championships in Vail, CO, United States of America. (illustre.ch, 07 Mar 2024; SportsDeskOnline, 08 May 2024)
Other information FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2020 he finished his studies in geomatics. (illustre.ch, 26 Jul 2021; laliberte.ch, 04 Jun 2020)
