Tarek Ayad Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: London2012.com . 2012-09-11 . 2013-01-27 . https://archive.today/20130127230429/www.london2012.com/athlete/ayad-tarek-1084795/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Fencer - AYAD Tarek - EGYPT - FIE - International Fencing Federation. fie.org. 2016-12-26.
  3. Web site: Tarek Ayad. BBC Sport. 11 September 2012.
  4. News: Garozzo glitters to give Italy foil gold. 2016-11-09. International Olympic Committee. 2016-12-26.