François Cauchon
Canadian fencer (born 2000)
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François Cauchon (born April 26, 2000) is a Canadian fencer in the sabre discipline.[1] Cauchon has won multiple medals at the Pan American level.
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 26, 2000 Montreal, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Cauchon's first major international result came in 2019, when he won the silver medal at the Pan American Junior Fencing Championships in Bogotá, Colombia. Cauchon was part of the last two Pan American Fencing Championships sabre team who won the silver medal, losing to the United States each time. In January 2023, Cauchon reached a career high 52nd at a Grand Prix stop in Tunisia.[2] In 2024, Cauchon helped Canada qualify a sabre team for the 2024 Summer Olympics for the first time since 1996. Cauchon was officially named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team in April 2024.[3][4]
Pan American Games
Cauchon made his Pan American Games debut at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[5] At the 2023 Pan American Games, Cauchon won the gold medal in the men's team sabre event.[6]