Background
Cadot was born and raised in Lens, in northern France.
Cadot was born and raised in Lens, in northern France.
He finished the 2005-2006 season World Number.7 in junior rankings.
He took an interest in fencing after watching it on television He took up the sport at the age of seven at his local club under maestro Fabrice Vanhems. He was selected into the national senior team as a reserve for the 2007 European Championships in Ghent and for the following team competitions.
He did not take part, however, in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
His hopes for the 2010 World Championships at home in Paris were crushed in the first round by of Korea"s Kwon Young-house He was replaced in the team by Julien Mertine and went through a new dry spell.
After the dissolution of Team Lagardère in 2012, Cadot went back to his formative club and resumed training under his childhood coach. He was selected into the national team again and in the beginning of the 2013-2014 season he reached the final at the Paris World Cup.
At the World Championships in Budapest, he was stopped in the second round by Race Imboden of the United States.
In the team event, France met the United States in the semi-finals. With a 32–26 lead, Cadot and Enzo Lefort crumbled against Gerek Meinhardt and Race Imboden. France was finally defeated 35–45.
He finished the season Number.25 in world rankings, a career best as of 2014.
In the 2013-2014 season his lack of results in World Cup competitions had him replaced in the national team He bounced back in the 2014-2015 season by winning the San Francisco World Cup.