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| Full name | Mohamed Essameldin Mohamed Hassanin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 December 1994 Cairo, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | New York, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weapon | Foil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | current ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mohamed Essam (born 6 December 1994) is an Egyptian fencer. He competed in the men's foil event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and men's foil team events at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] [3]
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