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Vincent Anstett (born 26 July 1982) is a French sabre fencer.
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 Anstett at the 2014 European Fencing Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 July 1982 (age 42) Strasbourg, France | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  France | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Sabre | |||||||||||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Souffel Escrime Club | |||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | current ranking | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anstett's greatest accomplishment is winning the gold medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Ukraine in the final.[1] He accomplished this with his teammates Nicolas Lopez, Julien Pillet and Boris Sanson.[1]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Anstett was a substitute for the same teammates that Anstett won the 2006 World Fencing Championships with, Nicolas Lopez, Julien Pillet and Boris Sanson, defeating the US in the final.[2]
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Anstett is the coach of the Egyptian fencing team. He was criticized for also coaching French fencers, when Egypt and France competed against each other.[3]
- 2006 World Fencing Championships, team sabre
- 2007 World Fencing Championships, team sabre
Substitute for France's men's sabre team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
- ^ a b The Canadian Press (6 October 2006). "France golden at fencing worlds". CBC. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ^ "France secure gold in men's sabre". BBC Sport. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ^ "Paris 2024 : entre sabreurs français et égyptiens, un duel fratricide qui vire au dilemme" (in French). 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2024-07-31.