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AYAD Tarek
NOC Egypt   
GenderMen
Born 29 May 1987 in Alexandria, EGY
Height1.80 m
Weight 76 kg
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Marital status Married
Residence Cairo, EGY
Occupation Athlete, Engineer
Languages Arabic, English
Higher education Engineering - Alexandria University: Egypt
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? He took up fencing in 1993 in Alexandria, Egypt.
Why this sport? He was encouraged to try the sport by one of his brother's friends.
Name of coach Sharif al-Bakri [national]
Handedness Right
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievement Winning gold in team foil at the 2010 African Championships in Tunis, Tunisia. (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)
Hero / Idol Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)
Other information OCCUPATION
He works as an engineer at Egyptian Steel. (Facebook profile, 07 Jan 2017; Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2016 Final 7-8 Team Foil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
African Championships
2016 3 Individual Foil Algiers, Algeria
2015 1 Team Foil Cairo, Egypt
2015 3 Individual Foil Cairo, Egypt
2014 2 Individual Foil Cairo, Egypt
2011 3 Individual Foil Cairo, Egypt
2010 1 Individual Foil Tunis, Tunisia
2010 1 Team Foil Tunis, Tunisia
2009 1 Team Foil Dakar, Senegal
2009 2 Individual Foil Dakar, Senegal
2008 1 Team Foil Casablanca, Morocco
2008 7 Individual Foil Casablanca, Morocco