Fares Arfa (born October 16, 1994) is a Canadian fencer in the sabre discipline.[1] Arfa has won multiple medals at the Pan American level.
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| Nationality |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 16, 1994 Béjaïa, Algeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Laval, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Ohio State University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Arfa's first major international result came in 2014, when he won the gold medal at the Pan American Junior Fencing Championships in Guatemala City.[2] Arfa was part of the last five Pan American Fencing Championships sabre team who won the silver medal, losing to the United States each time.[3] At the 2022 World Fencing Championships in Cairo, Egypt, Arfa finished 16th in the individual event, the highest placing for Arfa at the event.[4]
Pan American Games
Arfa has won a medal of each colour at the Pan American Games. Arfa made his Pan American Games debut at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, where he won the silver medal in the team sabre event. Four years later Arfa was named to his second Pan American Games team.[5] At the 2023 Pan American Games, Arfa won the gold medal in the men's team sabre event and the bronze medal in the individual event.[6]
2024 Olympics
In 2024, Arfa helped Canada qualify a sabre team for the 2024 Summer Olympics for the first time since 1996.[7][8] Arfa was officially named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team in April 2024.[9][10] In the first round of the men's individual sabre competition, Arfa defeated three-time reigning Olympic champion Áron Szilágyi of Hungary by 15-8, serving Szilágyi his first Olympic defeat since 2008.[11] He then won his second round match against Boladé Apithy of France by 15-8 before falling in the quarterfinal 13-15 to the South Korean former world champion and eventual gold medalist Oh Sang-uk.[12]
References
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