Boladé Apithy (born August 21, 1985 in
Dijon
Dijon (, , ) (dated)
* it, Digione
* la, Diviō or
* lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920.
The earl ...
,
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
) is a French right-handed
sabre
A sabre (French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as the ...
fencer.
His brother
Yémi is also a sabre fencer; he represents
Benin
Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...
.
Medal Record
European Championship
Grand Prix
World Cup
References
External links
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Profile at the European Fencing Confederation*
*
1985 births
French male sabre fencers
Living people
Olympic fencers of France
Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Dijon
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France
Mediterranean Games medalists in fencing
Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
21st-century French people
French people of Beninese descent
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