Personal Information
Residence France
Occupation Athlete, Coach, Music Producer
Languages English, French, Spanish
Higher education Marketing - Leonardo Da Vinci Management School: Paris, FRA
License number 28101994002
Club
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He began fencing at age five.
Why this sport? He became interested in the sport after he saw a billboard on the street advertising fencing classes.
Club / Team US Pecq: France
Handedness Left
General Interest
Nicknames Daago (Facebook profile, 07 May 2020)
Most influential person in career His mother. (celsalab.fr, 10 Apr 2018)
Injuries He sustained an injury while competing at the 2017 World Cup event in Turin, Italy. He continued competing until April 2018, but then had to take two months away from the sport. (Facebook page, 11 Apr 2018)
Ambitions To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (Facebook page, 08 Jun 2022)
Other information FROM FRANCE TO COTE D'IVOIRE
He was born in Paris, France, to an Ivorian mother and a French father. He competed for France in under age categories, but in 2017 he decided to represent Cote d'Ivoire. "It was a difficult decision. It is true that it gives me lots of opportunities but the structure and support are not the same." (celsalab.fr, 10 Apr 2018; fr.allafrica.com, 11 Aug 2010)
FURTHER EDUCATION
He studied multimedia design and communications at the Copenhagen Business Academy in Denmark. He has also studied for a master's degree in creative entrepreneurship at the London College of Creative Media in England. (Facebook profile, 07 May 2020; LinkedIn profile, 03 May 2024)
ACADEMY
He founded JFK Fencing, a fencing academy in the Ile-de-France region near Paris, France. He has also served as a coach at the academy. (Instagram profile, 16 Apr 2024; JFKFencing Instagram profile, 08 Apr 2024)
