Maximilien Van Haaster

Maximilien Van Haaster (born June 19, 1992) is a male foil fencer from Canada.^[1] He won the bronze medal at the 2013 Pan American Fencing Championships in Cartagena, and later competed at the 2015 Pan American Games, in Toronto, Ontario.^[2]

Maximilien Van Haaster
Personal information
Born	(1992-06-19) June 19, 1992 (age 33)[1] Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Residence	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Country	Canada
Weapon	foil
Hand	right-handed
FIE ranking	current ranking
Medal record Pan American Games 2023 Santiago Team foil 2019 Lima Individual foil 2019 Lima Team foil Pan American Championships 2022 Asuncion Individual foil 2022 Asuncion Team foil 2018 Havana Individual foil 2024 Lima Team foil 2016 Panama City Team foil 2015 Santiago Team foil 2013 Cartagena Individual foil

Career

Van Haaster qualified to represent his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, by being ranked in the top two in the Americas.^[3] At the games, Van Haaster finished in 31st place. Van Haaster competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's individual and team events.^[4] Van Haaster has qualified to compete in the men's individual and team events at the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[5][6]

Personal life

Van Haaster was born in Canada to a Dutch father and Chinese mother.^[7]

See also

• List of Canadian sports personalities