Romain Cannone

Romain Cannone
Cannone in 2021
Personal information
Born (1997-04-12) 12 April 1997
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Fencing career
SportFencing
CountryFrance
WeaponÉpée
Handright-handed
ClubVGA escrime (Val-de-Marne, France)
Former coachMichael Mokretsov
FIE ranking52
Medal record
Men's épée
Representing  France
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo Individual
World Championships
2022 Cairo Individual
2022 Cairo Team
2023 Milan Team
2023 Milan Individual
European Championships
2024 Basel Team
2022 Antalya Team
Junior World Championships
2015 Tashkent Team
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona Individual

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 world titles in 1993 and 1994.

He was named Sportsperson of the Year for 2020 in Colmar, France.