Ziad El-Sissy

Ziad A. El-Sissy
El-Sissy in 2015
Personal information
Born	(1994-12-15) 15 December 1994 (age 30) Alexandria, Egypt
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	161 lb (73 kg)
Sport
Country	Egypt
Weapon	Sabre
Hand	right-handed
Club	Tim Morehouse Fencing Club
FIE  ranking	2
Medal record Men's sabre Representing   Egypt World Championships 2023 Milan Individual African Championships 2024 Casablanca team 2024 Casablanca individual

Ziad El-Sissy (born 15 December 1994) is an Egyptian fencer. He won the gold medal in the men's individual sabre event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. ^[1] He represented Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

Ziad El-Sissy was born in Alexandria, Egypt to parents Aly and Manal El-Sissy. His father was a member of the Egypt men's national basketball team. He attended college at Wayne State University and ended his overall collegiate career with a 332–63 record, the most wins in program history. ^[2]

He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. El-Sissy got 14th place in Individual Men's Sabre and Egypt got 6th in Team Men's Sabre. ^[3]

He went on to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics where he got 4th place in Individual Men’s Sabre.

El-Sissy is married to squash player Nouran Gohar. ^[4]

References

1. "Fencing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
2. "Alumnus fencer makes first Olympic appearance, honors father's memory". Wayne State University. 23 July 2021. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023.
3. "Ziad ELSISSY". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
4. "So you think you know Nouran Gohar?". thesquashsite.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

External links

• Wayne State Warriors bio
• Ziad El-Sissy at the International Fencing Federation
• Ziad El-Sissy at Olympics.com
• Ziad El-Sissy at Olympedia
• Media related to Ziad Elsissy at Wikimedia Commons

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