Ziad El-Sissy Explained

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
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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

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fencing Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220706104710/https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/FEN/ResultBook/GDM2022_FEN_v1.3.pdf . 6 July 2022 . 19 July 2022 . 2022 Mediterranean Games.
  2. Web site: Alumnus fencer makes first Olympic appearance, honors father's memory . 2021-07-23 . . en . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230803184306/https://today.wayne.edu/news/2021/07/23/alumnus-fencer-makes-first-olympic-appearance-honors-fathers-memory-44136 . 2023-08-03.
  3. Web site: Ziad ELSISSY . Olympics.com . 1 May 2022.
  4. Web site: So you think you know Nouran Gohar? . thesquashsite.com . 8 December 2023.