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Born | Tel Aviv, Israel | July 11, 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shaul Gordon (born July 11, 1994) is a Canadian fencer in the sabre discipline. Gordon has represented the country on the international stage since 2013, and has competed at two Pan American Games and six World Fencing Championships. [1] Gordon formerly resided in Richmond, British Columbia, but now lives and trains in Montreal, Quebec. [2] [3]
In 2015, Gordon represented Canada at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, where he picked up a silver medal in the team sabre event. Four years later at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, he finished second in the team sabre and third in the individual sabre event. Gordon finished in eighth place in the individual event at the 2019 World Fencing Championships, the highest finish ever by a Canadian in the discipline. [2]
Gordon has qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics [3] [4] and competed in the men's individual sabre event. In April 2024, Gordon was officially named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team. [5] [6]
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