Sherif Farrag

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Sherif Farrag
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Born (1987-04-11) April 11, 1987 (age 36) [1]
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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.

Farrag graduated from Columbia University, where he competed on the Columbia Lions fencing team, in 2009. [4]

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References

  1. "Sherif Farrag - Fencing - Olympic Athlete | London 2012". August 1, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01.
  2. "Sherif Farrag". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. "Sherif Farrag". BBC.
  4. "Sherif Farrag - Fencing". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-28.