Ziad A. El-Sissy | |
Birth Date: | 15 December 1994 |
Birth Place: | Alexandria, Egypt |
Country: | Egypt |
Weapon: | Sabre |
Hand: | right-handed |
Height: | 1.82 m |
Weight: | 161 lbs |
Club: | Tim Morehouse Fencing Club |
Fieranking: | 1 |
Show-Medals: | yes |
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.
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]
El-Sissy is married to squash player Nouran Gohar.[4]