FENCERS from Guadeloupe

Top 4

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Guadeloupian Fencers of all time. This list of famous Guadeloupian Fencers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Laura Flessel-Colovic (b. 1971)

With an HPI of 38.25, Laura Flessel-Colovic is the most famous Guadeloupian Fencer.  Her biography has been translated into 29 different languages on wikipedia.

Laura Flessel-Colovic (born 6 November 1971) is a French politician and épée fencer who served as Minister of Sports from 2017 to 2018. Born in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, she has won the most Olympic medals of any French sportswoman, with five. Before 2007, she was a member of the Levallois Sporting Club Escrime, and now works with Lagardère Paris Racing. She is married and has one daughter. She was France's flag-bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in London, which was her fifth and last Olympics. She was appointed Minister of Sports in the Philippe Government on 17 May 2017 and resigned on 4 September 2018.

2. Yannick Borel (b. 1988)

With an HPI of 28.86, Yannick Borel is the 2nd most famous Guadeloupian Fencer.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Yannick Borel (born 5 November 1988) is a French right-handed épée fencer. Borel is a two-time team European champion, four-time individual European champion, four-time team world champion, and 2018 individual world champion. A three-time Olympian, Borel is a 2016 team Olympic champion. Borel competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. In the 2024 Paris Olympics, Borel won the silver medal, losing to Koki Kano of Japan.

3. Anita Blaze (b. 1991)

With an HPI of 25.85, Anita Blaze is the 3rd most famous Guadeloupian Fencer.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Anita Blaze (born 29 October 1991) is a French right-handed foil fencer, two-time Olympian, and 2021 team Olympic silver medalist. Blaze competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games and the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games.

4. Daniel Jérent (b. 1991)

With an HPI of 24.68, Daniel Jérent is the 4th most famous Guadeloupian Fencer.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Daniel Jérent (born 4 June 1991) is a French Épée fencer, team world champion in 2014. He was banned from the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo due to a positive urine test for a banned product, after he had otherwise qualified to fence in the individual and team epee events at the Olympics.