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BAYARD Alexis

epee
Rank17
Pts84.000
Age28
HandL

Personal Information

Residence Grimisuat, SUI

Occupation Armed Forces Athlete

Languages English, French, German, Italian

Higher education Sports Science - University of Fribourg: Switzerland

License number 10061996001

Club

GoldSilverBronzeTotal
World Cup-2-2
Heidenheim (GERMANY), 2023-02-23
Berne (SWITZERLAND), 2023-11-10
Zone Championships--11
Antalya (TÜRKIYE), 2022-06-19
-325
Genève (SWITZERLAND), 2016-10-01Genève (SWITZERLAND), 2017-10-07
Genève (SWITZERLAND), 2018-09-30Genève (SWITZERLAND), 2022-10-01
Genève (SWITZERLAND), 2019-10-05

Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport? He began fencing at age nine.

Why this sport? He followed his cousin into the sport, who practised fencing at Societe d'escrime Sion in Switzerland. "Since that day, the pleasure of playing with a sword, like in the movies, has never left me."

Club / Team Societe d'escrime Sion: Switzerland

Handedness Left

General Interest

Hobbies Golf, mountaineering. (Instagram profile, 14 Mar 2023)

Injuries In January 2020 he sustained a thigh injury. (Societe d'escrime Sion Facebook page, 13 Jan 2020)

Sporting philosophy / motto "I always try to find joy in everything I do. This pleasure allows me to train everyday with the aim of achieving my goals." (alexisbayard.ch, 2024)

Other information FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2024 he completed a master's degree in sports science from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. His thesis titled 'repeated sprint training in hypoxia induced by voluntary hypo ventilation in elite fencers' was short listed for the 2023 Swiss Olympic Sciences Award, and also received financial support from Swiss Fencing and the Swiss Olympic Association. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Nov 2024, 01 Feb 2024; alexisbayard.ch, 01 Jan 2023; swiss-fencing.ch, 24 Aug 2023)

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