Tarek Ayad

For the Libyan judoka, see Tarek Ayad (judoka).
Tarek Ayad
At the 2013 World Fencing Championships
Personal information
Full nameTarek Fouad Muhammad Kamil Ayad
Born (1987-05-29) 29 May 1987 (age 37)
Alexandria, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Weaponfoil
Handright-handed
National coachSharif al-Bakri
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Men's foil
Representing  Egypt
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Tunis Individual
Silver medal – second place 2009 Dakar Individual
Silver medal – second place 2012 Casablanca Individual
Silver medal – second place 2014 Cairo Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Cairo Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Cape Town Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Cairo Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Algiers Individual

Tarek Ayad (Arabic: طارق فؤاد محمد كامل عياد; born 29 May 1984) is an Egyptian foil fencer,[1] African champion in 2010.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the individual event, but was defeated in the table of 32 by Russia's Aleksey Cheremisinov.[3] He originally took up fencing in 1993, after being encouraged by his brother's friend.[2] He competed at the 2016 Olympics, losing to eventual champion Daniele Garozzo in the last 32.[4] He has also won silver and bronze medals at World Cup events.[2]

References

  1. ^ "London2012.com". Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  2. ^ a b c "Fencer - AYAD Tarek - EGYPT - FIE - International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
  3. ^ "Tarek Ayad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Garozzo glitters to give Italy foil gold". International Olympic Committee. 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
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