Shaul Gordon
 Shaul Gordon at the men's team sabre qualification stage of the 2015 World Fencing Championships on 16 July 2015 at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 11, 1994 Tel Aviv, Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shaul Gordon (born July 11, 1994) is a Canadian fencer in the sabre discipline. Gordon has represented the country on the international stage since 2013, and has competed at two Pan American Games and six World Fencing Championships.[1] Gordon formerly resided in Richmond, British Columbia, but now lives and trains in Montreal, Quebec.[2][3]
Career[]
In 2015, Gordon represented Canada at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, where he picked up a silver medal in the team sabre event. Four years later at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, he finished second in the and third in the individual sabre event. Gordon finished in eighth place in the individual event at the 2019 World Fencing Championships, the highest finish ever by a Canadian in the discipline.[2]
Olympics[]
Gordon represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ "Shaul Gordon". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Shaul Gordon Finishes 8th at the 2019 World Fencing Championships". www.fencing.ca/. Fencing Canada. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ a b Campbell, Alan (30 May 2020). "Richmond fencing product makes Olympic team". Richmond News. Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (20 May 2021). "Nine fencers en garde for Team Canada at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
External links[]
- 1994 births
- Canadian male fencers
- Living people
- Fencers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Fencers at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in fencing
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic fencers of Canada
- Canadian fencing biography stubs