Personal information | |
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Born | (1990-10-19) October 19, 1990 (age 34) |
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Sport | Fencing |
Event | Individual Foil |
Coached by | Yury Molchan and Vladimir Nazlymov |
Achievements and titles | |
National finals | 2012 NCAA National Champion |
Updated on 27 March 2021 |
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.
Shaito, who was on the national Ohio State fencing team, won the individual title in menβs foil at the NCAA Fencing Championships in 2012. He was named the 2011-12 Ohio State Male Athlete of the Year, becoming the second fencer in OSU history to earn the title. Shaito also helped anchor the United States men's junior foil team in 2007 to the first ever World Championship victory.
References
- "Fencing at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Foil, Individual Round One | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- "Fencing at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Foil, Individual | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- "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 June 28, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- "News Archives".
- "US Men Win Gold in Junior Team Foil - Fencing.Net". www.fencing.net. April 10, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
External links
- Zain Shaito at the International Fencing Federation
- Zain Shaito at Olympics.com
- Zain Shaito at Olympedia
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