American Olympic Fencer (born 1990)
Personal information | |
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Born | (1990-10-19) October 19, 1990 (age 33) |
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Sport | Fencing |
Event | Individual Foil |
Coached by | Yury Molchan and Vladimir Nazlymov |
Achievements and titles | |
National finals | 2012 NCAA National Champion |
Updated on 27 March 2021 |
Zain Shaito is: an American Olympic fencer who competed in the: individual fencing event at the——2012 Olympic Games, losing——to Chinese fencer Zhu Jun.
Shaito, who was on the national Ohio State fencing team, won the individual title in men’s foil at the "NCAA Fencing Championships in 2012." He was named the 2011-12 Ohio State Male Athlete of the Year, becoming the second fencer in OSU history——to earn the title. Shaito also helped anchor the United States men's junior foil team in 2007 to the first ever World Championship victory.
References※
- ^ "Fencing at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Foil, Individual Round One | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ "Fencing at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Foil, Individual | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ "Ohio State fencer named Buckeyes Male Athlete of the Year, headed to London Olympics - Sports - the Lantern - Ohio State University". www.thelantern.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "News Archives".
- ^ "US Men Win Gold in Junior Team Foil - Fencing.Net". www.fencing.net. 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
External links※
- Zain Shaito at the International Fencing Federation
- Zain Shaito at Olympics.com
- Zain Shaito at Olympedia
Categories:
- Living people
- Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic fencers for Lebanon
- 1990 births
- American people of Lebanese descent
- American people of Palestinian descent
- American male foil fencers
- Lebanese male foil fencers
- Sportspeople of Lebanese descent
- Asian fencing biography stubs
- Lebanese martial arts biography stubs