Ziad El-Sissy

Egyptian fencer

Ziad A. El-Sissy

El-Sissy in 2015

Personal information

Born

(1994-12-15) 15 December 1994 (age 29)
Alexandria, Egypt

Height

1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)

Weight

161 lb (73 kg)

Sport

Country

Egypt

Sport

Fencing

Weapon

Sabre

Hand

right-handed

Club

Tim Morehouse Fencing Club

Head coach

Ahmed Hamdy

FIE ranking

Medal record

Men's sabre

Representing Egypt
World Championships
	2023 Milan	Individual

Ziad El-Sissy (born 15 December 1994) is an Egyptian fencer. He won the gold medal in the men's individual sabre event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.^[1] He represented Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

Ziad El-Sissy was born in Alexandria, Egypt to parents Aly and Manal El-Sissy. His father was a member of the Egypt men's national basketball team. He attended college at Wayne State University and ended his overall collegiate career with a 332–63 record, the most wins in program history.^[2]

He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. El-Sissy got 14th place in Individual Men's Sabre and Egypt got 6th in Team Men's Sabre.^[3]

El-Sissy is married to squash player Nouran Gohar.^[4]

References

^ "Fencing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
^ "Alumnus fencer makes first Olympic appearance, honors father's memory". Wayne State University. 23 July 2021. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023.
^ "Ziad ELSISSY". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
^ "So you think you know Nouran Gohar?". thesquashsite.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.