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American Olympic Fencer (born 1990) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Born | October 19, 1990 |
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
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Country | ![]() |
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]
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