Blake Broszus

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Blake Broszus
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (2000-11-22) 22 November 2000 (age 23)
Santa Clara, California, U.S.
Sport
Sport Fencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago Team foil
Pan American Fencing Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Asuncion Team foil

Blake Broszus (born 22 November 2000) is a Canadian fencer. [1] He competed in the men's team foil event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2]

Broszus qualified for his second Olympics in 2024, when he was named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Penn fencing's Blake Broszus to head to Olympics as traveling alternate for Canada". The DP. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  2. "Men's Foil Team: Entry List by Event" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. Fenton, Caela (25 April 2024). "Team Canada announces fencing team for Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  4. Nerestant, Antoni (26 April 2024). "29 Olympics, no medals? No problem. Quebec-led fencing squad hungry for history". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC News . Retrieved 11 May 2024.