| Maximilien Van Haaster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 19, 1992 [1] Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | foil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maximilien Van Haaster (born June 19, 1992) is a male foil fencer from Canada. [1] He won the bronze medal at the 2013 Pan American Fencing Championships in Cartagena, and later competed at the 2015 Pan American Games, in Toronto, Ontario. [2]
Van Haaster qualified to represent his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, by being ranked in the top two in the Americas. [3] At the games, Van Haaster finished in 31st place. Van Haaster competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's individual and team events. [4] Van Haaster has qualified to compete in the men's individual and team events at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [5] [6]
Van Haaster was born in Canada to a Dutch father and Chinese mother. [7]
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