Gauthier Grumier
French fencer (born 1984)
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Gauthier Grumier (born 29 May 1984, in Nevers) is a French left-handed épée fencer.[2]
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| Born | May 29, 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fencing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Épée | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Levallois Sporting Club Escrime[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | Current ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Grumier is a three-time team European champion, 2015 individual European champion, and five-time team world champion.
A two-time Olympian, Grumier is a 2016 team Olympic champion and 2016 individual Olympic bronze medalist.
Career
Grumier won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Spain in the final. He accomplished this with his teammates Érik Boisse, Ulrich Robeiri and Fabrice Jeannet. He was also part of the French teams that won in 2010, 2011 and 2014.[3] He won the silver medal in the individual épée event at the 2010 World Fencing Championships and at the 2015 World Fencing Championships.[3][4]
Grumier competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
He began fencing at the age of 3, taken along to training sessions by his father who was a fencing coach.[3]
Medal Record
Olympic Games
| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[5] |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Team Men's Épée | 1st[6] |
World Championship
| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |  Turin, Italy |
Team Men's Épée | 1st[7] |
| 2009 |  Antalya, Turkey |
Team Men's Épée | 1st[8] |
| 2010 |  Paris, France |
Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[9] |
| 2010 | Paris, France |
Team Men's Épée | 1st[10] |
| 2011 | Catania, Italy |
Team Men's Épée | 1st[11] |
| 2012 |  Kyiv, Ukraine |
Team Men's Épée | 2nd[12] |
| 2014 |  Kazan, Russia |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[13] |
| 2014 | Kazan, Russia |
Team Men's Épée | 1st[14] |
| 2015 | Moscow, Russia |
Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[15] |
European Championship
| Year | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[16] |
| 2011 |  Sheffield, United Kingdom |
Team Men's Épée | 1st[17] |
| 2015 |  Montreux, Switzerland |
Individual Men's Épée | 1st[18] |
| 2015 | Montreux, Switzerland |
Team Men's Épée | 1st[19] |
| 2016 |  Toruń, Poland |
Team Men's Épée | 1st[20] |
Grand Prix
| Date | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-27 |  Kuwait City, Kuwait |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[21] |
| 2009-01-16 | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
Individual Men's Épée | 1st[22] |
| 2009-03-06 |  Stockholm, Sweden |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[23] |
| 2009-06-12 |  Bogotá, Colombia |
Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[24] |
| 2010-01-29 | Legnano, Italy |
Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[25] |
| 2011-06-04 | Bern, Switzerland |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[26] |
| 2014-12-05 |  Doha, Qatar |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[27] |
| 2016-03-18 |  Budapest, Hungary |
Individual Men's Épée | 1st[28] |
World Cup
| Date | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-05-02 |  Heidenheim, Germany |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[29] |
| 2004-05-08 | Legnano, Italy |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[30] |
| 2009-02-14 |  Tallinn, Estonia |
Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[31] |
| 2009-05-09 | Paris, France |
Individual Men's Épée | 1st[32] |
| 2009-05-29 |  Montreal, Canada |
Individual Men's Épée | 1st[33] |
| 2010-03-26 | Heidenheim, Germany |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[34] |
| 2011-03-04 | Tallinn, Estonia |
Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[35] |
| 2011-03-18 | Paris, France |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[36] |
| 2011-06-17 |  Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Individual Men's Épée | 1st[37] |
| 2012-03-02 | Tallinn, Estonia |
Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[38] |
| 2012-04-27 | Heidenheim, Germany |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[39] |
| 2014-02-21 | Tallinn, Estonia |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[40] |
| 2014-05-23 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Individual Men's Épée | 2nd[41] |
| 2014-10-24 | Bern, Switzerland |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[42] |
| 2014-11-14 | Tallinn, Estonia |
Individual Men's Épée | 1st[43] |
| 2015-11-13 | Tallinn, Estonia |
Individual Men's Épée | 3rd[44] |
| 2016-01-21 | Heidenheim, Germany |
Individual Men's Épée | 1st[45] |
| 2016-05-20 | Paris, France |
Individual Men's Épée | 1st[46] |
