Ziad El-Sissy
| File:Ziad Elsissy 2015 WCh SMS-IN t115738.jpg El-Sissy in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| 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 | edit source]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
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Wayne State Warriors bio
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- 1994 births
- 21st-century Egyptian sportsmen
- African Games bronze medalists for Egypt
- African Games medalists in fencing
- Fencers at the 2015 African Games
- Egyptian male sabre fencers
- Fencers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
- Living people
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Egypt
- Mediterranean Games medalists in fencing
- Olympic fencers for Egypt
- Sportspeople from Alexandria
- Wayne State Warriors fencers
- World Fencing Championships medalists
- Fencers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Egyptian fencing biography stubs