Egyptian fencer (born 2000)
Mohamed Hamza
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Born | (2000-09-11) 11 September 2000 (age 24) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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Weight | 77.0 kg (169.8 lb) |
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Country | Egypt |
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Sport | Fencing |
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Coached by | Mauro Hamza |
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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]
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]
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