Boris Sanson (born 7 December 1980 in Bordeaux, France) is a French sabre fencer. Sanson won the gold medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships in Turin after beating Spain in the final. He accomplished this with his teammates Vincent Anstett, Julien Pillet and Nicolas Lopez. He competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics for France, winning a team gold medal and finishing 14th in the individual event. Achievements 2005 World Fencing Championships, team sabre 2006 World Fencing Championships, team sabre 2007 World Fencing Championships, team sabre 2008 Beijing Olympics, team sabre References 1980 births Living people French male sabre fencers Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers of France Olympic gold medalists for France Sportspeople from Bordeaux Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in fencing Olympic medalists in fencing