Ziad El-Sissy
Egyptian fencer (born 1994)
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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.
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| Born | 15 December 1994 Alexandria, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 161 lb (73 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Sabre | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tim Morehouse Fencing Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
He went on to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics where he got 4th place in Individual Men’s Sabre.
El-Sissy is married to squash player Nouran Gohar.[4]
