Marissa Ponich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | May 1, 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weapon | Sabre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marissa Ponich (born May 1, 1987) is a Canadian fencer from Edmonton, Alberta. [1]
She competed at the Pan American Games in 2015 [2] and in 2019, where she won a bronze medal in the team sabre event. [3]
She competed at the Pan American Fencing Championships where she won a bronze medal in the individual sabre event in 2017; bronze medals in the team sabre event in 2013 and 2016; and competed in 2014, 2015 and 2018. Ponich also competed at the World Fencing Championships in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. [1]
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