French fencer (born 1984)
Gaëlle Gebet |
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Nickname(s) | Gallou |
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Born | (1984-06-29) 29 June 1984 (age 40) Tours, France |
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Nationality | French |
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Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
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Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
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Weapon | foil |
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Hand | left-handed |
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National coach | Franck Boidin, Émeric Clos |
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Club | AS Bourg la Reine |
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Head coach | Yann Détienne |
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FIE ranking | current ranking |
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Gaëlle Gebet (born 29 June 1984) is a French foil fencer, bronze medallist at the 2014 World Fencing Championships.
Career
Gebet took up fencing at the age of six at her local club in Beynes. She earned a bronze medal at the 2004 Junior World Championships in Plovdiv. In 2010, she was selected into the French national senior team[1] that ranked 5th in the European Championships and the World Championships. The 2013–14 season saw her win a bronze medal both in the European Championships and the World Championships. The next season she climb her first individual World Cup podium with a bronze medal in Cancún.[2]
Alongside her career as an athlete, Gebet is a police officer.[3]
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