Tarek Ayad | |
Fullname: | Tarek Fouad Muhammad Kamil Ayad |
Nationality: | Egyptian |
Birth Date: | 29 May 1987 |
Birth Place: | Alexandria, Egypt |
Weapon: | foil |
Hand: | right-handed |
Height: | 1.8m (05.9feet) |
Weight: | 75kg (165lb) |
Natlcoach: | Sharif al-Bakri |
Fieranking: | current ranking |
Tarek Ayad (Arabic: طارق فؤاد محمد كامل عياد; born 29 May 1984) is an Egyptian foil fencer,[1] African champion in 2010.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the individual event, but was defeated in the table of 32 by Russia's Aleksey Cheremisinov.[3] He originally took up fencing in 1993, after being encouraged by his brother's friend. He competed at the 2016 Olympics, losing to eventual champion Daniele Garozzo in the last 32.[4] He has also won silver and bronze medals at World Cup events.