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LOPEZ POURTIER Nelson

epee
Rank70
Pts27.000
Age28
HandR

Personal Information

Residence Paris, FRA

Occupation Athlete, Coach

Languages French

Higher education Sport Studies - Paris-East Creteil University: France

License number 13051995002

Club

GoldSilverBronzeTotal
World Cup1--1
Paris (FRANCE), 2022-04-15
Grand Prix-1-1
Le Caire (EGYPT), 2022-04-29

Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport? He took up the sport at age nine in Lyon, France.

Why this sport? He was inspired to take up the sport after watching films that featured sword fighting, especially 'Zorro'. "Once I turned nine and was the ideal age, I was enrolled in fencing lessons."

Club / Team Cercle d'Escrime de Saint-Gratien: France

Name of coach Benoit Janvier [club], FRA; Hugues Obry [national], FRA

Training Regime He trains at the National Institute for Sport, Expertise and Performance [INSEP] in Paris, France.

General Interest

Memorable sporting achievement Winning the individual epee competition at the 2022 World Cup event in Paris. (lequipe.fr, 18 Apr 2022)

Injuries He missed the 2022 European Championships in Antalya, Turkiye, due to a calf injury. He sustained the injury two weeks earlier at the World Cup event in Tbilisi, Georgia, in May 2022. (Instagram profile, 04 Jun 2022)

Ambitions To compete at the 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games. (ibelieveinyou.fr, 01 May 2022)

Other information COACH
He has served as a fencing coach at clubs Cercle d'Escrime de Saint-Gratien and Athletic Club de Bobigny in France. (LinkedIn profile, 08 Jun 2022)

FURTHER STUDIES
He has a master's degree in sport and high performance expertise from Paris Cite University in France. (LinkedIn profile, 08 Jun 2022)

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