Maximilien Van Haaster

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Maximilien Van Haaster
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Personal information
Born (1992-06-19) June 19, 1992 (age 33) [1]
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
ResidenceMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
Weapon foil
Handright-handed
FIE  ranking current ranking
Medal record
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago Team foil
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima Individual foil
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima Team foil
Pan American Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Asuncion Individual foil
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Asuncion Team foil
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Havana Individual foil
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Lima Team foil
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Panama City Team foil
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Santiago Team foil
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Cartagena Individual foil

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]

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Career

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]

Personal life

Van Haaster was born in Canada to a Dutch father and Chinese mother. [7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Maximilien van Haaster". Canadian Olympic Committee. 11 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Fencing Athlete Profile : VAN HAASTER Maximilien – Toronto 2015 Pan American Games". results.toronto2015.org.
  3. ↑ "Athletes qualified for the 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)" (PDF).
  4. ↑ Awad, Brandi (20 May 2021). "Nine fencers en garde for Team Canada at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Fenton, Caela (25 April 2024). "Team Canada announces fencing team for Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org.


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