Maximilien Van Haaster Explained

Maximilien Van Haaster
Residence:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Birth Date:1992 6, mf=yes[1]
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height:185cm (73inches)
Weight:88kg (194lb)
Country:Canada
Weapon:foil
Hand:right-handed
Fieranking:current ranking

Maximilien Van Haaster (born June 19, 1992) is a male foil fencer from Canada. He won the bronze medal at the 2013 Pan American Fencing Championships in Cartagena, and later competed at the 2015 Pan American Games, in Toronto, Ontario.[2]

Career

Van Haaster qualified to represent his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, by being ranked in the top two in the Americas.[3] At the games, Van Haaster finished in 31st place. Van Haaster competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's individual and team events.[4] Van Haaster has qualified to compete in the men's individual and team events at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5] [6]

Personal life

Van Haaster was born in Canada to a Dutch father and Chinese mother.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maximilien van Haaster . Canadian Olympic Committee.
  2. Web site: Fencing Athlete Profile : VAN HAASTER Maximilien – Toronto 2015 Pan American Games . results.toronto2015.org.
  3. Web site: Athletes qualified for the 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro (BRA).
  4. News: Awad. Brandi. Nine fencers en garde for Team Canada at Tokyo 2020. Canadian Olympic Committee. 20 May 2021. 20 May 2021.
  5. Web site: Fenton. Caela. Team Canada announces fencing team for Paris 2024. Canadian Olympic Committee. 25 April 2024. 11 May 2024.
  6. Web site: Nerestant. Antoni. 29 Olympics, no medals? No problem. Quebec-led fencing squad hungry for history. 26 April 2024. www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC News. 11 May 2024.
  7. Web site: INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website.