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VICATOS Giselle
NOC South Africa   
GenderWomen
Born 01 Aug 1989 in Cape Town, SAF
Height1.70 m
Weight 55 kg
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence Cape Town, RSA
Occupation Athlete
Languages English
Higher education Astrophysics - University of Cape Town [UCT]: South Africa
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing at age 12.
Why this sport? "As a child I always liked swords and whenever I saw people fighting with swords in films I wondered what it would be like. It looked so exciting, so I decided to try it out and loved it immediately."
Club / Team University of Cape Town [UCT] Fencing Club: Cape Town, RSA
Handedness Right
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto "Never give up on your dreams." (uctfencing.co.za, 15 Jan 2012)
Awards and honours She received honours awards from the University of Cape Town [UCT] in South Africa in 2009, 2010 and 2012. (uctfencing.co.za, 26 Oct 2012)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
African Championships
2015 2 Team Epee Cairo, Egypt
2015 6 Individual Foil Cairo, Egypt
2010 2 Team Epee Tunis, Tunisia
2009 3 Team Epee Dakar, Senegal