Zain Shaito
American Olympic Fencer (born 1990)
1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)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]
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
- ^ "Fencing at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Foil, Individual Round One | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ "Fencing at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Foil, Individual | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ "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 28 June 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "News Archives".
- ^ "US Men Win Gold in Junior Team Foil - Fencing.Net". www.fencing.net. 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
External links
- Zain Shaito at the International Fencing Federation
- Zain Shaito at Olympics.com
- Zain Shaito at Olympedia
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