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Yannick Borel

Yannick Borel, French fencer

Born
November 5, 1988
Age in 2026
38
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1988

About Yannick Borel

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. That year he was selected into the French national junior team that won a silver medal at the Junior European Championships in Prague. He also became junior national champion.

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The world when Yannick Borel was born

Yannick Borel was born in 1988. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1988

  • #1 song"Faith" – George Michael
  • Top movieRain Man
  • Top TV showThe Cosby Show
  • Best-selling bookA Brief History of Time – Stephen Hawking

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBen Johnson stripped of Olympic 100m gold for doping
  • Top headlineGeorge H.W. Bush elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic fiber optic cable
  • Defining fadKoosh balls
  • Notable inventionFirst disposable contact lenses
  • World population5.11 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population244.5M

1988 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Yannick Borel's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19882026
Gas$0.95$3.45/gal
Average home$89,300$435,000
Average income$32,191$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.11$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population244.5M341 million

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