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Sara Balzer

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Sara Balzer
Balzer in 2014
Personal information
Born (1995-04-03) 3 April 1995 (age 31)
Strasbourg, France
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Fencing career
SportFencing
CountryFrance
WeaponSabre
Handleft-handed
National coachMathieu Gourdain
ClubStrasbourg Université Club
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's sabre
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisIndividual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 TbilisiTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 CairoTeam
Silver medal – second place2023 MilanTeam
Silver medal – second place2026 Hong KongIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2026 Hong KongTeam
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków–MałopolskaTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 AntalyaTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 KrakówTeam
Gold medal – first place2025 GenoaTeam
Silver medal – second place2023 PlovdivIndividual
Silver medal – second place2026 AntonyTeam
Bronze medal – third place2017 TbilisiTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 AntalyaIndividual
Universiade
Gold medal – first place2019 NaplesIndividual
Silver medal – second place2019 NaplesTeam
Bronze medal – third place2015 GwangjuTeam

Sara Balzer (born 3 April 1995) is a French left-handed sabre fencer. She won two Olympic silver medals, the first at the 2021 team event,[1] and the second on home soil at the 2024 individual event.[2] She has been ranked #1 in the world in women's sabre in 2022–2023 and 2023–2024.[3]

Personal life

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Balzer was born in Strasbourg to a French father and a mother of Algerian descent. Her maternal grandfather was a spahi in the French Army.[4]

Medal record

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Olympic Games

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Year Location Event Position
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan Team Women's Sabre 2nd[5]
2024 France Paris, France Individual Women's Sabre 2nd

World Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2017 Germany Leipzig, Germany Team Women's Sabre 3rd[6]
2022 Egypt Cairo, Egypt Team Women's Sabre 2nd[7]
2023 Italy Milan, Italy Team Women's Sabre 2nd[8]
2025 Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia Team Women's Sabre 1st[9]

European Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2017 Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia Team Women's Sabre 3rd[10]
2022 Turkey Antalya, Turkey Individual Women's Sabre 3rd[11]
2023 Bulgaria Plovdiv, Bulgaria Individual Women's Sabre 2nd[11]

World Cup

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Date Location Event Position
2017-03-24 China Yangzhou, China Individual Women's Sabre 2nd[12]
2022-03-03 Greece Athens, Greece Individual Women's Sabre 3rd[13]
2023-03-17 Belgium Sint-Niklaas, Belgium Individual Women's Sabre 1st[12]
2023-05-12 Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia Individual Women's Sabre 1st[12]
2023-11-09 Algeria Algiers, Algeria Individual Women's Sabre 1st[12]
2024-03-01 Greece Acropolis, Greece Individual Women's Sabre 1st[13]
2024-03-15 Belgium Sint-Niklaas, Belgium Individual Women's Sabre 1st[13]
2024-05-17 Bulgaria Plovdiv, Bulgaria Individual Women's Sabre 1st[13]

Grand Prix

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Year Location Event Position
2023-04-28 South Korea Seoul, South Korea Individual Women's Sabre 2nd[5]
2023-12-08 France Orleans, France Individual Women's Sabre 3rd[5]
2024-05-05 South Korea Seoul, South Korea Individual Women's Sabre 3rd[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "JO PARIS 2024 - SARA BALZER ET LES SABREUSES, À LA RECHERCHE D'UNE PREMIÈRE MÉDAILLE D'OR HISTORIQUE". Eurosport. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Manon Apithy-Brunet domine Sara Balzer et devient championne olympique de sabre aux JO de Paris". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Sara-Balzer-pour-SITE" (PDF). www.secoursdefrance.com. December 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "2017 World Championship - INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "2022 World Championship - INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION". FIE.org. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "2023 World Championship - INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION". FIE.org. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "2025 World Championship - INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION". FIE.org. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  11. 1 2 "FENCING TIME LIVE – The Complete Fencing Tournament Management Solution". FENCING TIME LIVE – The Complete Fencing Tournament Management Solution. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
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