Farès Ferjani

Tunisian fencer (born 1997)

Farès Ferjani
Personal information
Born (1997-07-22) 22 July 1997 (age 27)
Tunis, Tunisia
Height6
Weight180
Sport
SportFencing
EventSabre
Medal record
Fencing
Representing  Tunisia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Individual Sabre
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Salé Individual Sabre
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Casablanca team

Farès Ferjani (Arabic: فارس الفرجاني; born 22 July 1997) is a Tunisian fencer. He competed in the men's sabre event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

He competed for St. John’s University.[3] He qualified to represent Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Ferjani won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men's sabre individual event.[5]

Decoration

  • First Class of the National Order of Merit (Tunisia, 16 August 2024)[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Farès Ferjani". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Men's Sabre Individual". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Fares Ferjani - Fencing". St. John’s University Athletics. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Fares Ferjani Officially Qualifies for the Summer Olympic Games". www.stjohns.edu. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Oh Sanguk takes men's sabre gold after show of sportsmanship". Olympics. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  6. ^ kapitalis, webmaster (17 August 2024). "Les médaillés tunisiens au JO Paris 2024 honorés par le chef de l'Etat". Kapitalis (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  7. ^ "JO 2024 : Les trois médaillés tunisiens décorés par Kaïs Saïed". Webdo TN (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2024.


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