Ziad El-Sissy
 El-Sissy in 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 December 1994 Alexandria, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 161 lb (73 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fencing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Sabre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tim Morehouse Fencing Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ziad El-Sissy (born 15 December 1994) is an Egyptian fencer. He won the gold medal in the men's individual sabre event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[1] He represented Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Career
[edit]Ziad El-Sissy was born in Alexandria, Egypt to parents Aly and Manal El-Sissy. His father was a member of the Egypt men's national basketball team. He attended college at Wayne State University and ended his overall collegiate career with a 332–63 record, the most wins in program history.[2]
He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. El-Sissy got 14th place in Individual Men's Sabre and Egypt got 6th in Team Men's Sabre.[3]
He went on to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics where he got 4th place in Individual Men's Sabre.
El-Sissy is married to squash player Nouran Gohar.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Fencing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ↑ "Alumnus fencer makes first Olympic appearance, honors father's memory". Wayne State University. 23 July 2021. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023.
- ↑ "Ziad ELSISSY". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ↑ "So you think you know Nouran Gohar?". thesquashsite.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Wayne State Warriors bio
- Ziad El-Sissy at the International Fencing Federation
- Ziad El-Sissy at Olympics.com
- Ziad El-Sissy at Olympedia
- Ziad El-Sissy at InterSportStats
Media related to Ziad Elsissy at Wikimedia Commons
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- African Games bronze medalists for Egypt
- African Games medalists in fencing
- Fencers at the 2015 African Games
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- Fencers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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- Living people
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Egypt
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- World Fencing Championships medalists
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