Sandra Sassine (born September 28, 1979) is a

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fencer. She was born in

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. She competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the

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in 2008, she competed in section 3, beating Elvira Wood in the first round, but was eliminated in the second round by gold medalist

Mariel Zagunis Mariel Leigh Zagunis (born March 3, 1985) is an American sabre fencer. She is a two-time Olympic champion in the individual sabre (2004 and 2008) and the first American to win a gold medal in Olympic fencing. She was Team USA flag bearer in th ...

. She placed 28th overall. She was a member of the Canadian team that finished in 7th place in the team sabre event. She competed in the women's individual sabre event at the 2012 Summer Olympics where she lost to Aleksandra Socha in the first round.

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Biographie Canadian Fencing Federation
1979 births Living people Canadian female fencers Fencers at the 2007 Pan American Games Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2011 Pan American Games Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics French Quebecers Olympic fencers for Canada People from Chibougamau Sportspeople from Quebec Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in fencing Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games {{Canada-fencing-bio-stub