Ziad El-Sissy (born December 15, 1994) is an Egyptian
fencer. He won the gold medal in the men's individual sabre event at the
2022 Mediterranean Games
The 2022 Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2022, links=, lit=, translit=ʾAlʿāb al-Baḥr al-ʾAbyaḍ al-Mutawassiṭ 2022), officially known as the XIX Mediterranean Games and commonly known as Oran ...
held in Oran, Algeria.
He represented Egypt at the
2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Career
Ziad El-Sissy was born in
Alexandria
Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandr ...
, Egypt to parents Aly and Manal El-Sissy. His father was a member of the
Egypt men's national basketball team
The Egyptian national basketball team is organized and run by the Egyptian Basketball Federation ( ar, الاتحاد المصري لكرة السلة).
Winning the title of the EuroBasket 1949 is its most celebrated achievement. In addition i ...
.
He attended college at
Wayne State University
Wayne State University (WSU) is a public research university in Detroit, Michigan. It is Michigan's third-largest university. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 350 programs to nearly 25,000 ...
and ended his overall collegiate career with a 332–63 record, the most wins in program history.
He competed at the
2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. El-Sissy got 14th place in Individual Men's Sabre and Egypt got 6th in Team Men's Sabre.
El-Sissy is married to squash player
Nouran Gohar
Nouran Ahmed Gohar ( ar, نوران أحمد جوهر; born 30 September 1997 in Egypt) is a professional squash player who represents Egypt. She reached a career-high world ranking of No. 1 in July 2020.
Career
She lifted her first Tour title a ...
.
References
External links
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Wayne State Warriors bio
1994 births
Living people
Egyptian male sabre fencers
Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Wayne State Warriors fencers
Olympic fencers for Egypt
Sportspeople from Alexandria
21st-century Egyptian people
Fencers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
African Games bronze medalists for Egypt
African Games medalists in fencing
Competitors at the 2015 African Games
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Egypt
Mediterranean Games medalists in fencing
Fencers at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
World Fencing Championships medalists
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