Tarek Ayad
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.[2] 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.[2]
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Full name | Tarek Fouad Muhammad Kamil Ayad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Alexandria, Egypt | 29 May 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weapon | foil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hand | right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National coach | Sharif al-Bakri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIE ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- London2012.com
- "Fencer - AYAD Tarek - EGYPT - FIE - International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- "Tarek Ayad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- "Garozzo glitters to give Italy foil gold". International Olympic Committee. 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
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