Jérémy Cadot
Jérémy Cadot (born 7 November 1986) is a French foil fencer, bronze medallist at the 2013 World Fencing Championships in Budapest and team European Champion in 2015. Biography Cadot was born and raised in Lens, in northern France. He took an interest in fencing after watching it on television. He took up the sport at the age of seven at his local club under maestro Fabrice Vanhems. He won the U14 French national championship, ranked 9th at the 2003 World Cadet Championships in Trapani and took a double silver medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Taebaek City. He finished the 2005–06 season World No.7 in junior rankings. In the senior category, Cadot climbed his first World Cup podium with a silver medal in Copenhagen in January 2007, followed a few months later by a bronze on Isla Margarita. He was selected into the national senior team as a reserve for the 2007 European Championships in Ghent and for the following team competitions. He did not take part, however, in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He left his formative club, affected by budgetary restrictions, to join the Team Lagardère in Paris, with which he won the team national