Sherif Farrag

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Sherif Farrag
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Born (1987-04-11) April 11, 1987 (age 38) [1]
Sport
CountryEgypt
Sport Fencing

Sherif Farrag is an Egyptian-American fencer. [2] He represented Egypt at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the team foil event. [3] He represented the United States in World Cup competition before switching to Egypt.

Born and raised in Bayonne, New Jersey, Farrag captained the fencing team at Bayonne High School. [4] [5]

Farrag graduated from Columbia University, where he competed on the Columbia Lions fencing team, in 2009. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Sherif Farrag - Fencing - Olympic Athlete | London 2012". August 1, 2012. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Sherif Farrag". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Sherif Farrag". BBC.
  4. ↑ "Sherif Farrag '09 to Join Columbia Fencing Contingent in London", Columbia Lions fencing, June 26, 2012. Accessed August 19, 2025. "A native of Bayonne, N.J., Farrag was a two-time team captain at Columbia."
  5. 1 2 "Sherif Farrag - Fencing". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved July 28, 2020.


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