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POLOSSIFAKIS Joseph |
NOC |
Canada
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Gender | Men |
Born |
21 Aug 1990
in Montreal, CAN
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Height | 1.78 m |
Weight | 77 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Montreal, QC, CAN |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English, French, Greek |
Higher education |
Commerce - McGill University: Montreal, QC, CAN |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing at age 12. |
Why this sport? |
Fencing was a popular sport at his school. |
Name of coach |
Benjamin Manano [national] |
Handedness |
Left |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Polo (Instagram profile, 01 Jul 2017) |
Hobbies |
Playing poker and board games, reading, watching stand-up comedy. (olympic.ca, 01 Jul 2016) |
Injuries |
He competed at the 2017 World Cup event in Madrid, Spain, despite suffering from a bout of gastroenteritis. (sportcom.qc.ca, 19 May 2017)
He sustained a concussion in July 2014. He experienced symptoms for six months, during which time he also had a herniated disc and pulled a ligament in his knee. "I couldn't train. I couldn't sleep. I couldn't be around other people because the noise bothered me. Every time I tried to train, my heart rate would go up. I fell into a small depression." (financialpost.com, 14 Jul 2016; montrealgazette.com, 22 Apr 2016; journalmetro.com, 17 Jul 2015) |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
He visualises beating his opponent the night before a competition. (olympic.ca, 01 Jul 2016) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." [Michael Jordan] (olympic.ca, 01 Jul 2016) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (mcgilltribune.com, 07 Sep 2016) |
Pan American Championships |
2017 |
2 |
Team Sabre |
Montreal, Canada |
2017 |
3 |
Individual Sabre |
Montreal, Canada |
2016 |
4 |
Team Sabre |
Panama, Panama |
2016 |
Quarterfinal |
Individual Sabre |
Panama, Panama |
2015 |
2 |
Team Sabre |
Santiago, Chile |
2015 |
5 |
Individual Sabre |
Santiago, Chile |
2013 |
2 |
Team Sabre |
Cartagena, Colombia |
2013 |
8 |
Individual Sabre |
Cartagena, Colombia |
2012 |
1 |
Individual Sabre |
Cancún, Mexico |
2011 |
2 |
Team Sabre |
Reno, NV, United States |
2010 |
2 |
Team Sabre |
San José, Costa Rica |
2010 |
6 |
Individual Sabre |
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