14 Facts About Nathalie Moellhausen

Nathalie Moellhausen was born on 1 December 1985 and is an epee fencer who initially represented Italy and now represents Brazil.

Nathalie Moellhausen won in 2004 a bronze medal at the Junior World Championships in Plovdiv.

Nathalie Moellhausen finished the season No 8 in world rankings, her personal best as of 2014.

Nathalie Moellhausen was selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics only as a reserve for the team.

Nathalie Moellhausen announced in early 2014 her decision to come back to competition, this time under the Brazilian flag.

Nathalie Moellhausen explained that fencing for Brazil, which has no other female epee fencer in the Top 100, allows her to aim for a qualification to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro while pursuing a professional career.

Nathalie Moellhausen went back to training under Levavasseur and Laura Flessel.

Nathalie Moellhausen was eliminated in the first round in her two first competitions since the 2012 Olympics, the Barcelona Grand Prix and the Rio World Cup, but she reached the quarterfinals in the Pan American Championships.

At the 2019 World Championships, Nathalie Moellhausen was the only non-top-16 female epee fencer to reach the final four.

Nathalie Moellhausen won her round of 16 against Italy's Alberta Santuccio.

Nathalie Moellhausen promotes fencing for students in Brazil, performing social work activities in schools and in fencing clubs.

Nathalie Moellhausen received immediate medical care during the competition, but was later defeated by her rival, Canadian Ruien Xiao.

Nathalie Moellhausen took a break from fencing in 2013 when she took over as artistic director for FIE for events held in Europe.

Nathalie Moellhausen walked the catwalk for Italian dressmaker Alberta Ferretti after winning team gold at the World Championships in 2009.