Nicholas Zhang (born June 20, 2006) is a Canadian fencer in the épée discipline.[1] Zhang has won silver medals at the Pan American level.
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| Nationality |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 20, 2006 Richmond, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAt the 2023 Pan American Fencing Championships in Lima, Peru, Zhang won the silver medal in the individual épée event.[2] Later in the year, Zhang was named to Canada's 2023 Pan American Games team.[3] At the games, Zhang would go on to win the silver medal in the men's team épée event, losing to the United States by one point.[4]
Zhang would qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics after winning the Pan American Zonal Qualification tournament held in San Jose, Costa Rica.[5][6] Zhang competes for Harvard.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Nicholas Zhang profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Pan American Senior Fencing Championships Finish in Lima". Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE). June 23, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
In individual men's epee, Venezuela's Olympic champion Ruben Limardo Gascon faced Canada's Nicholas Zhang in the final bout, winning with a 14-12 score.
- ^ "Canada's Santiago 2023 fencing team announced" (Press release). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ Fenton, Caela (November 2, 2023). "Day 13 at Santiago 2023: Double gold in athletics, medal rushes in fencing and wrestling". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
n the first team fencing events of Santiago 2023, the Canadian men's épée and women's foil teams got all the way to their respective finals, where they ran into some tough opponents from the United States. The men — Dylan French, Fynn Fafard and Nicholas Zhang — took a close loss, 42-41.
- ^ Leung, Valerie (April 9, 2024). "Richmond fencer secures spot in 2024 Paris Olympics". Richmond News. Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ Gandham, Yasmin (April 9, 2024). "From beginner to Olympian: Meet Canada's youngest male to fence on the world stage". CTV News. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ https://gocrimson.com/sports/mens-fencing/roster/nicholas-zhang/29864