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Marie-Florence Candassamy (born 26 February 1991) is a French right-handed épée fencer, 2023 World champion, 2022 team European champion, and 2024 Olympic silver medalist.[1][2]

NationalityFrench
Born (1991-02-26) 26 February 1991 (age 35)
Paris, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
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Marie-Florence Candassamy
Marie-Florence Candassamy in 2014
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1991-02-26) 26 February 1991 (age 35)
Paris, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Fencing career
SportFencing
CountryFrance
WeaponÉpée
Handright-handed
National coachHerve Faget
ClubParis Université Club
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's épée
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 MilanIndividual
Gold medal – first place2025 TbilisiTeam
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków–MałopolskaTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 KrakówTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 AntalyaTeam
Gold medal – first place2018 Novi SadTeam
Gold medal – first place2026 AntonyTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 StrasbourgIndividual
Silver medal – second place2016 ToruńTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 DüsseldorfIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2024 BaselTeam
Universiade
Gold medal – first place2013 KazanTeam
Bronze medal – third place2013 KazanIndividual
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Personal life

Candassamy was born in metropolitan France to a Martiniquais father and Guadeloupean-Indian mother.[3]

Medal record

Olympics

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Year Location Event Position
2024 France Paris, France Team Women's Épée 2nd
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World Championship

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2023 Italy Milan, Italy Individual Women's Épée 1st[4]
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European Championship

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2015 France Strasbourg, France Individual Women's Épée 2nd[5]
2016 Poland Toruń, Poland Team Women's Épée 2nd[6]
2019 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany Individual Women's Épée 2nd[7]
2022 Turkey Antalya, Turkey Team Women's Épée 1st[8]
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Grand Prix

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2014-04-26 China Xuzhou, China Individual Women's Épée 3rd[9]
2018-03-23 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 3rd[10]
2022-01-28 Qatar Doha, Qatar Individual Women's Épée 3rd[11]
2023-01-27 Qatar Doha, Qatar Individual Women's Épée 2nd[12]
2023-03-10 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 3rd[13]
2023-05-06 Colombia Cali, Colombia Individual Women's Épée 2nd[14]
2024-03-08 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Individual Women's Épée 3rd[15]
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World Cup

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Date Location Event Position
2020-01-10 Cuba Havana, Cuba Individual Women's Épée 3rd[16]
2021-11-19 Estonia Tallinn, Estonia Individual Women's Épée 2nd[17]
2022-02-11 Spain Barcelona, Spain Individual Women's Épée 2nd[18]
2022-05-27 Poland Katowice, Poland Individual Women's Épée 3rd[19]
2022-11-11 Estonia Tallinn, Estonia Individual Women's Épée 2nd[20]
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