Vincent Anstett

{{short description|French fencer}}

{{Infobox fencer

| name = Vincent Anstett

| image = Vincent Anstett 2014 European Championships SMS-EQ t105830.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Anstett at the 2014 European Fencing Championships

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|7|26|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Strasbourg, France

| country = {{FRA}}

| weapon = Sabre

| height = 1.74 m

| weight = 71 kg

| hand = right-handed

| club = Souffel Escrime Club

| fieranking = [https://fie.org/athletes/2693 current ranking]

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2006 Turin|Team sabre}}

{{MedalSilver|2007 St.Petersburg|Team sabre}}

{{MedalBronze|2005 Leipzig|Team sabre}}

{{MedalBronze|2017 Leipzig|Individual sabre}}

}}

Vincent Anstett (born 26 July 1982) is a French sabre fencer.

Anstett's greatest accomplishment is winning the gold medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Ukraine in the final.{{cite web|last=The Canadian Press|title=France golden at fencing worlds|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/france-golden-at-fencing-worlds-1.576901|publisher=CBC|access-date=24 October 2010|date=6 October 2006}} He accomplished this with his teammates Nicolas Lopez, Julien Pillet and Boris Sanson.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Anstett was a substitute for the same teammates that Anstett won the 2006 World Fencing Championships with, Nicolas Lopez, Julien Pillet and Boris Sanson, defeating the US in the final.{{cite web|title=France secure gold in men's sabre|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/fencing/7566622.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=24 October 2010|date=17 August 2008}}

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Anstett is the coach of the Egyptian fencing team. He was criticized for also coaching French fencers, when Egypt and France competed against each other.{{Cite news |date=2024-07-31 |title=Paris 2024 : entre sabreurs français et égyptiens, un duel fratricide qui vire au dilemme |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2024/07/31/paris-2024-entre-sabreurs-francais-et-egyptiens-un-duel-fratricide-qui-vire-au-dilemme_6262465_3242.html |access-date=2024-07-31 |language=fr}}

Achievements

:Image:Med 1.png 2006 World Fencing Championships, team sabre

:Image:Med 2.png 2007 World Fencing Championships, team sabre

Substitute for France's men's sabre team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

References