Mohamed Hamza (born 11 September 2000) is an Egyptian foil fencer who graduated from Princeton University. He competed for Egypt in both the men's team foil event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and men's foil individual and team events at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6][7][8]
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| Born | 11 September 2000 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77.0 kg (169.8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mauro Hamza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He attended the Awty International School in Houston, Texas.[9]
He won one of the bronze medals in the men's individual foil event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[10]
In 2023, he won a gold medal in foil at both the African Fencing Championships,[11] and Acapulco World Cup,[12] and a silver medal in the NCAA Foil Fencing Championships.[13]
He is coached by his father, Mauro Hamza.[5]
References
edit- ^ "FIE Junior African Championships". Safencer.
- ^ "African Championships U17/U20". Fencingworldwide.
- ^ "African Championships". engarde-service.
- ^ "African Championships".
- ^ a b Athlete profile. Hamza Mohamed FIE. Retrieved 25 March 2023
- ^ "Mohamed Hamza". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Mohamed Hamza". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION.
- ^ "News Post". awty.org. 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Fencing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "International Fencing Federation". The International Fencing Federation official website.
- ^ "International Fencing Federation". The International Fencing Federation official website.
- ^ "Hamza Finishes Runner-Up as Tigers Stand Third Halfway Through NCAAs". BVM Sports. 24 March 2023.
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