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'''Romain Cannone''' (born 12 April 1997) is a French [[Épée|epée fencer]] and an Olympic gold medalist in individual epée at the 2020 Summer Olympics.<ref>https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/fencing/results-men-s-epee-individual-r32-001400-.htm</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Romain Cannone profile |url=https://www.eurosport.com/olympics/athletes/profile/cannone-romain-1351036/ |publisher=Eurosport}}</ref> He was named Sportsperson of the Year for 2020 in Colmar, France.<ref>https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/fencing/athlete-profile-n1351036-cannone-romain.htm</ref>
'''Romain Cannone''' (born 12 April 1997) is a French [[Épée|epée fencer]] and an Olympic gold medalist in individual epée at the 2020 Summer Olympics.<ref>https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/fencing/results-men-s-epee-individual-r32-001400-.htm</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Romain Cannone profile |url=https://www.eurosport.com/olympics/athletes/profile/cannone-romain-1351036/ |publisher=Eurosport}}</ref> He was named Sportsperson of the Year for 2020 in Colmar, France.<ref>https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/fencing/athlete-profile-n1351036-cannone-romain.htm</ref>


Canonne was born in France, but moved to Brazil with his family while in kindergarden. <ref>https://cceverybody.com/who-is-romain-cannone-the-olympic-champion-that-nobody-expected-at-the-olympics/</ref>In 2019, Cannone ranked 30th in the individual Mens Epee World Championships in [[Budapest]]. <ref>https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/romain-cannone-wins-men-s-fencing-individual-epee-in-debut-olympics</ref>As of 2019, when Cannone qualified for the Olympics, he was a student at [[Skema Business School]].<ref>{{cite news |title=A focus on Romain Cannone, high-achieving athlete at SKEMA|url=https://www.skema.edu/skema-news/a-focus-on-romain-cannone-high-achieving-athlete-at-skema |publisher=SKEMA |date=16 December 2019}}</ref>
Canonne was born in France, but moved to Brazil with his family while in kindergarden.<ref>https://cceverybody.com/who-is-romain-cannone-the-olympic-champion-that-nobody-expected-at-the-olympics/</ref> He began fencing at the age of 12, and began training under Michael Mokretsov at the age of 13 at the New York Fencing Academy. <ref>https://cceverybody.com/who-is-romain-cannone-the-olympic-champion-that-nobody-expected-at-the-olympics/</ref>In 2019, Cannone ranked 30th in the individual Mens Epee World Championships in [[Budapest]]. <ref>https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/romain-cannone-wins-men-s-fencing-individual-epee-in-debut-olympics</ref>As of 2019, when Cannone qualified for the Olympics, he was a student at [[Skema Business School]].<ref>{{cite news |title=A focus on Romain Cannone, high-achieving athlete at SKEMA|url=https://www.skema.edu/skema-news/a-focus-on-romain-cannone-high-achieving-athlete-at-skema |publisher=SKEMA |date=16 December 2019}}</ref>


On July 25, 2021, Cannone won the gold medal at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] (15-10) against the world champion [[Gergely Siklósi]].<ref>https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn/olympics-fencing-cannone-of-france-wins-gold-in-mens-epee-individual</ref><ref>https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/all-sports/olympic-schedule-and-results-date=2021-07-25.htm</ref> He defeated the Russian [[Sergey Bida]] in the quarter-finals (15-12) and the Ukrainian [[Ihor Reizlin]] (15-10) in the semi-finals.<ref>https://newsrnd.com/sports/2021-07-25-tokyo-olympics--romain-cannone-qualified-for-the-epee-final--third-medal-assured-for-the-blues.ryuSWa9CO.html</ref> Originally, Canonne had not been selected to compete, but on June 18, Cannone was selected to replace [[Daniel Jérent]] who had been caught for doping in November of 2020.<ref>https://www.barrons.com/news/french-pull-2016-fencing-champion-jerent-from-tokyo-team-for-doping-01624012809</ref>
On July 25, 2021, Cannone won the gold medal at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] (15-10) against the world champion [[Gergely Siklósi]].<ref>https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn/olympics-fencing-cannone-of-france-wins-gold-in-mens-epee-individual</ref><ref>https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/all-sports/olympic-schedule-and-results-date=2021-07-25.htm</ref> He defeated the Russian [[Sergey Bida]] in the quarter-finals (15-12) and the Ukrainian [[Ihor Reizlin]] (15-10) in the semi-finals.<ref>https://newsrnd.com/sports/2021-07-25-tokyo-olympics--romain-cannone-qualified-for-the-epee-final--third-medal-assured-for-the-blues.ryuSWa9CO.html</ref> Originally, Canonne had not been selected to compete, but on June 18, Cannone was selected to replace [[Daniel Jérent]] who had been caught for doping in November of 2020.<ref>https://www.barrons.com/news/french-pull-2016-fencing-champion-jerent-from-tokyo-team-for-doping-01624012809</ref>

Revision as of 13:32, 25 July 2021

Romain Cannone
Born (1997-04-12) 12 April 1997 (age 27)
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Sport
CountryFrance
WeaponÉpée
Handright-handed
ClubVGA escrime [2]
Former coachMichael Mokretsov [3][4]
FIE ranking47 [5]
Medal record
Men's épée
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Individual

Romain Cannone (born 12 April 1997) is a French epée fencer and an Olympic gold medalist in individual epée at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6][7] He was named Sportsperson of the Year for 2020 in Colmar, France.[8]

Canonne was born in France, but moved to Brazil with his family while in kindergarden.[9] He began fencing at the age of 12, and began training under Michael Mokretsov at the age of 13 at the New York Fencing Academy. [10]In 2019, Cannone ranked 30th in the individual Mens Epee World Championships in Budapest. [11]As of 2019, when Cannone qualified for the Olympics, he was a student at Skema Business School.[12]

On July 25, 2021, Cannone won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics (15-10) against the world champion Gergely Siklósi.[13][14] He defeated the Russian Sergey Bida in the quarter-finals (15-12) and the Ukrainian Ihor Reizlin (15-10) in the semi-finals.[15] Originally, Canonne had not been selected to compete, but on June 18, Cannone was selected to replace Daniel Jérent who had been caught for doping in November of 2020.[16]

References

  1. ^ https://www.escrime-ffe.fr/fr/equipes-de-france/portrait-des-tireurs/romain-cannone.html
  2. ^ https://www.escrime-ffe.fr/fr/equipes-de-france/portrait-des-tireurs/romain-cannone.html
  3. ^ https://cceverybody.com/who-is-romain-cannone-the-olympic-champion-that-nobody-expected-at-the-olympics/
  4. ^ https://fencenyfa.com/coaches/michael-mokretsov-head-coach/
  5. ^ http://fie.org/fencers/fencer/35617
  6. ^ https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/fencing/results-men-s-epee-individual-r32-001400-.htm
  7. ^ "Romain Cannone profile". Eurosport.
  8. ^ https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/fencing/athlete-profile-n1351036-cannone-romain.htm
  9. ^ https://cceverybody.com/who-is-romain-cannone-the-olympic-champion-that-nobody-expected-at-the-olympics/
  10. ^ https://cceverybody.com/who-is-romain-cannone-the-olympic-champion-that-nobody-expected-at-the-olympics/
  11. ^ https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/romain-cannone-wins-men-s-fencing-individual-epee-in-debut-olympics
  12. ^ "A focus on Romain Cannone, high-achieving athlete at SKEMA". SKEMA. 16 December 2019.
  13. ^ https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn/olympics-fencing-cannone-of-france-wins-gold-in-mens-epee-individual
  14. ^ https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/all-sports/olympic-schedule-and-results-date=2021-07-25.htm
  15. ^ https://newsrnd.com/sports/2021-07-25-tokyo-olympics--romain-cannone-qualified-for-the-epee-final--third-medal-assured-for-the-blues.ryuSWa9CO.html
  16. ^ https://www.barrons.com/news/french-pull-2016-fencing-champion-jerent-from-tokyo-team-for-doping-01624012809
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