Dylan French
Personal information
Nationality Canada
Born (1997-05-16) May 16, 1997
Surrey, British Columbia[1]
Home townRichmond, British Columbia[1]
Sport
SportFencing
College teamUniversity of Notre Dame[1]
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoEpée
Silver medal – second place2023 SantiagoTeam épée
World Junior Fencing Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 PlovdivEpée

Dylan French (born May 16, 1997) is a Canadian fencer. French was a Pan American Games champion when he won gold in the individual épée at the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago, as well as a silver in the men's team épée.

Career

French started fencing at the age of eight with the Dynamo Fencing Club in Richmond, British Columbia, and started fencing competitively in the sport at the age of 11.[1][2] He went on to the 2014 World Junior Fencing Championships where he won a bronze medal in the cadet men's individual épée.[3] French served as Team Canada’s Opening Ceremony flag bearer at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing.

[1] French competed at the 2019 World Fencing Championships as part of the men's team épée competition. He first started competing individually in the men's épée at the 2022 World Fencing Championships and again at the 2023 World Championships.

French then led the Canadian fencing team into the 2023 Pan American Games where he won gold in the individual men's épée.[4] This was Canada's first ever Canadian men's épée gold at the Pan American Games and the first individual fencing gold since the 2011 Pan American Games.[2][5] French followed up his historic gold by helping the team win silver in the men's team épée competition.

Personal

He graduated from the Mendoza College of Business at University of Notre Dame in 2019.[1] As of 2023, he worked for a financial technology company.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Dylan French profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Gold for Richmond fencer at Pan Am Games". Richmond News. November 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Canada's Dylan French earns bronze at world fencing championship". CTV News. The Canadian Press. April 5, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ "GOLD MEDAL: B.C.'s Dylan French claims épée individual title at Pan Am Games". CBC Sports. October 31, 2023.
  5. ↑ Donna Spencer (October 30, 2023). "Canada's Sanoa Dempfle-Olin qualifies for Olympic surfing at Pan American Games". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press.
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