Carole Vergne

Carole Vergne (born August 7, 1985, in Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine) is a French sabre fencer.[1] She won two medals, silver and bronze, in the same weapon at the 2009 World Fencing Championships in Antalya, Turkey.[2][3]

Carole Vergne
Personal information
Born (1985-08-07) 7 August 1985
Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
Event(s)Sabre
ClubLagardère Paris Racing
Coached byPierre Guichot (national)
Morgan Fraboulet (personal)
Medal record
Women's fencing
Representing  France
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Saint PetersburgTeam sabre
Silver medal – second place2009 AntalyaTeam sabre
Bronze medal – third place2009 AntalyaSabre
Bronze medal – third place2010 ParisTeam sabre

Vergne represented France at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in two sabre events. For her first event, the women's individual sabre, Vergne received a bye for the preliminary round of thirty-two, before losing out to South Korea's Kim Keum-Hwa, with a sudden death score of 14–15.[4] Few days later, she joined with her fellow fencers and teammates Solenn Mary, Léonore Perrus, and Anne-Lise Touya for the women's team sabre. Vergne and her team, however, lost the bronze medal match to the U.S. team (led by Mariel Zagunis), with a total score of 38 touches.[5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carole Vergne". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  2. "Escrime : le bronze pour Carole Vergne aux Mondiaux" [Fencing: World bronze medal for Carole Vergne] (in French). Le Monde France. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  3. "Sabre : Carole Vergne décroche le bronze" [Sabre: Carole Vergne wins bronze] (in French). Le Parisien. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  4. "Women's Individual Sabre – Round of 32". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  5. "Women's Team Sabre – Bronze Medal Match Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.


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