Daniel Jérent

Daniel Jérent (born 4 June 1991) is a French Épée fencer, team world champion in 2014. He was banned from the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo due to a positive urine test for a banned product, after he had otherwise qualified to fence in the individual and team epee events at the Olympics.

Daniel Jérent
Jérent at the 2013 Paris World Cup
Personal information
Born (1991-06-04) 4 June 1991
Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
CountryFrance
SportFencing
WeaponÉpée
Handright-handed
National coachHugues Obry
ClubLevallois. SC / INSEP
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 KazanTeam
Gold medal – first place2017 LeipzigTeam
Gold medal – first place2019 BudapestTeam
Bronze medal – third place2013 BudapestTeam
European Games
Gold medal – first place2015 BakuTeam
Bronze medal – third place2015 BakuIndividual
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 MontreuxTeam
Gold medal – first place2016 ToruńTeam
Silver medal – second place2013 ZagrebIndividual

Career

Jérent was born in Guadeloupe, and learnt fencing in Pointe-Noire before joining the centre for promising young fencers in Reims and transferring to Lagardère Paris Racing. He earned a team gold medal at the 2008 Cadets European Championships in Rovigo, and a team bronze medal at the 2011 Junior World Championships at the Dead Sea. He was also French junior champion in 2010 and 2011.[1]

Jérent began fencing in the senior category from the 2009–10 season, reaching the table of 16 at the 2010 Tallinn World Cup. The next season he transferred to Escrime Rodez Aveyron[1] and joined INSEP, a state-sponsored institution for high-performance athletes. He reached the quarter-finals in the Tallinn World Cup, where he was defeated by Gauthier Grumier,[2] and won the team France championship with Rodez. He was selected as reserve into the national team for the European Championships at Legnano, in which France finished 4th.

He made his breakthrough in the 2013–14 season by winning the Paris World Cup after prevailing over fellow countryman Alexandre Blaszyck.[3] At the 2013 European Fencing Championships in Zagreb Jerent made his way to the final, overcoming Olympic silver medallist Bartosz Piasecki along the way. Defeated by Germany's Jörg Fiedler, he came away with a silver medal.[4] His hopes for 2013 World Fencing Championships in Budapest were however cut short in the table of 32 by Korea's Song Jae-ho.[5]

Suspension and ban

Between June 2018 and June 2019, he served 12 months of suspension due to three “no show” breaches during drug testing.[6]

He was banned from the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo due to a positive urine test for a banned product, after he had otherwise qualified to fence in the individual and team epee events at the Olympics.[7][8][6][9] According to the French fencing team, he tested positive for dorzolamide, a diuretic, in both samples A and B that were taken from him.[6][9] In Japan, Jérent will be replaced by Romain Cannone, who competed in the two events in which Jérent was entered, and ended up as Olympic champion in individual epee; Ronan Gustin has been recalled to be a team replacement.[6]

References
  1. "Rodez. Escrime : "Une belle année en perspective"". La Dépêche du Midi. 21 September 2011.
  2. "Grumier qualifié pour les JO". L'Équipe. 3 March 2012.
  3. "Succès de Jerent". L'Équipe. 5 May 2013.
  4. Olivier Paquereau (16 June 2013). "Jérent médaillé d'argent". L'Équipe.
  5. "Épée : Jérent sorti prématurément". L'Équipe. 8 August 2013.
  6. "his teammates "stay the course" - Liberation". June 22, 2021.
  7. "COMMUNIQUÉ : Sélection olympique (Épée)". www.escrime-ffe.fr.
  8. "Tokyo 2020. Escrime : Daniel Jérent retiré de la sélection française pour dopage". Le Telegramme. June 18, 2021.
  9. "Contrôlé positif en 2020, l'épéiste et gendarme Daniel Jérent privé de jeux Olympiques". June 22, 2021.
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