12 Facts About Yannick Borel

Yannick Borel was born on 5 November 1988 and is a French right-handed epee fencer.

Yannick Borel competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Yannick Borel chose the former because the club was close to his school and several of his friends already fenced.

Yannick Borel learnt epee under coaches Rudy Plicoste and Barbara Paulin.

Yannick Borel's parents refused, because they wanted him to finish high school before focusing on sport.

Yannick Borel was allowed to go after he obtained his baccalaureat in 2007 and began training with the best junior fencers alongside to his physical therapy studies.

In 2009 Yannick Borel gave up his physical therapy studies, which were too demanding for a high-performance athlete, and switched to physical education at INSEP, where he trained with the senior national team.

Yannick Borel took part in the 2009 Summer Universiade, but did not earn any medal.

At the 2011 World Championships in Catania Yannick Borel reached again the table of 16, before being stopped by Korea's Park Kyoung-doo.

Yannick Borel finished the season World No 14, a career best as of 2015.

Yannick Borel competed for France at the 2016 Olympics, where he was part of the French team that won the team gold medal.

Yannick Borel won the gold medal in the men's epee event at the 2022 European Fencing Championships held in Antalya, Turkey.