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My Take
Romain Cannone genuinely impresses me. The French epeeist took individual gold at the Tokyo Olympics, then swept both individual and team world titles in 2022, becoming the first to win back-to-back individual epee world crowns since Pavel Kolobkov. In a discipline decided by a single touch in a fraction of a second, that kind of repeatable, ice-cold finishing is rare and reveals real mental steel. I also like the unusual arc, studying at an American university before reaching the summit for France, capped fittingly by the Legion of Honour. His composed, understated ferocity is something I deeply admire.
Overview
Romain Cannone (born 12 April 1997) is a French right-handed épée fencer, 2022 team world champion, 2022 individual world champion, and 2021 individual Olympic champion. After winning gold in individual men's épée at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and the 2022 World Fencing Championships in Cairo, Egypt, Cannone became the first person to win back-to-back world titles in individual men's épée since Pavel Kolobkov's wor…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Romain Cannone
- Name (Japanese)
- ロマン・カノヌ
- Reading
- ろまん・かのぬ
- Born
- April 12, 1997 (age 29)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Ox
- Origin
- Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- fencer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- John Jay High School
- University
- Sacred Heart University
Awards & achievements
- 2021 Knight of the Legion of Honour
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.