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| MASSIALAS Sabrina |
| NOC |
United States
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| Gender | Women |
| Born |
22 Jan 1997
in San Francisco, CA, USA
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| Height | 1.78 m |
| Weight | 68 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Student |
| Languages |
English, Mandarin |
| Higher education |
Environmental Science, Sociology - University of Notre Dame: South Bend, IN, USA |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing at age seven at the Massialas Foundation in San Francisco, CA, United States of America. |
| Why this sport? |
Her father set up the Massialas Foundation fencing club. |
| Club / Team |
Notre Dame University: South Bend, IN, USA |
| Name of coach |
Gia Kvaratskhelia [club]; Buckie Leach [national], USA |
| Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, People's Republic of China. (und.com, 13 Jan 2016) |
| Famous relatives |
Her father Greg Massialas represented the United States of America in fencing at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games. He has worked as a fencing coach and owns the Massialas Foundation club in San Francisco, CA, United States of America. Her older brother Alex has also competed in fencing and won silver in men's foil at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (teamusa.org, 07 Aug 2016; SportsDeskOnline, 07 Jul 2015; usfencing.org, 08 Feb 2015) |
| Other information |
HERITAGE
Her father was born in Greece and moved to the United States of America at age 10. Her mother Chen Chwan-Hui grew up in Chinese Taipei. (teamusa.org, 17 Aug 2014; mercurynews.com, 21 Sep 2012) |
| World Championships |
| 2017 |
2 |
Team Foil |
Leipzig, Germany |
| Pan American Championships |
| 2017 |
2 |
Individual Foil |
Montreal, Canada |
| 2016 |
1 |
Team Foil |
Panama, Panama |
| 2016 |
Quarterfinal |
Individual Foil |
Panama, Panama |
| 2015 |
8 |
Individual Foil |
Santiago, Chile |
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