Brianna Vidé is a French wheelchair fencer, who will represent France at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. After losing in the quarter-finals, she was in the repechage to win bronze. The opportunity to discover a little more about this talented athlete.
Where is Brianna Vidé from?
Brianna Vidé was born on September 28, 1999, in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne). She carried the Olympic flame a few kilometers away, in the town of Muret.It was a wonderful moment of sharing and I thank the Department, which does a lot for inclusion and disabled sport, for choosing me.” she said.
What is Brianna Vidé’s disability?
Brianna Vidé was born with what is called an “invisible disability” – she has a club foot.This allowed me to play sports with able-bodied people because I can walk normally. Until I was 13, I did able-bodied fencing and when Maxime Valet arrived at the club where I was training, a new page opened on disabled sports. Two years later, I joined the French team” she said on Handisport.orgShe opted for the wheelchair because, standing up, she suffered from excruciating pain and severe joint stiffness when the competition dragged on.
If Brianna Vidé is one of the favorites in her category, it is because she has advantageous qualities in her discipline, in addition to her tenacity.I am very lively and above all I can go very far whether in attack or defense. My second strong point is technique. I think I have a good hand” she described in front of the camera of M6 Info. The sport started very early.It was at the age of 8 that I began my practice. she explained on Handisport.org.
What is Brianna Vidé’s track record?
The athlete has already won a silver medal in Sabre at the U17 World Championships in 2017, a bronze medal at the Junior World Championships as well as several other bronze medals at the World Cup in 2022. In Paris, in 2024, she won the silver medal in team épée at the European Championships. A medal for the Paralympic Games? Answer to come!
What is Brianna Vidé’s job?
Brianna Vidé graduated in podiatry in 2021. She works in a practice in Pompertuzat in Haute-Garonne. Between her high-level sports practice and her job, her days are very busy.My daily life is punctuated by work and training. I work early in the morning. Late in the morning, I do weight training. At noon, I rest. I do some recovery. In the afternoon, I go back to work. In the evening, I go back to training.“And this investment paid off since she is vice-champion of Europe in team épée.
Brianna Vidé is “from a family of athletes”
Brianna Vidé has a twin sister and two brothers.I come from a family of athletes. My mother is a ballet teacher and I myself have been dancing since I started walking.“. Her sister also practices fencing and, like her, has taken up wheelchair sport.
She received a sweatshirt filled with messages from her friends and family.This is one of the best gifts I was given during the preparation“, she indicated on the M6 video. Because she has prepared for a long time for these Olympic Games. We therefore hope that she hits the mark as she has done since the beginning.
