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.[1][2]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 19, 1990 |
| 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[citation needed] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | 2012 NCAA National Champion |
| Updated on 27 March 2021 | |
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.[3] He was named the 2011-12 Ohio State Male Athlete of the Year, becoming the second fencer in OSU history to earn the title.[4] Shaito also helped anchor the United States men's junior foil team in 2007 to the first ever World Championship victory.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Fencing at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Foil, Individual Round One | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ "Fencing at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Foil, Individual | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ "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 June 28, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ "News Archives".
- ^ "US Men Win Gold in Junior Team Foil - Fencing.Net". www.fencing.net. April 10, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
External links
edit- Zain Shaito at the International Fencing Federation
- Zain Shaito at Olympics.com
- Zain Shaito at Olympedia
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