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| TOFALIDES Alex |
| NOC |
Cyprus
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| Gender | Men |
| Born |
13 Mar 1993
in London, ENG
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| Height | 1.72 m |
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Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
London, ENG |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
His mother signed him up to participate in fencing at his school. "I played other sports like football, tennis, and cricket but I found that I really enjoyed this [fencing] the most, and that's why I stuck with it." |
| Handedness |
Left |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing at age nine at school. |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Coach, Director |
| Languages |
Arabic, English, French, Greek, Spanish |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Alex (zfw-fencing.co.uk, 24 Nov 2017) |
| Other information |
REPRESENTING CYPRUS
He represented Great Britain earlier in his career, before switching to compete for Cyprus in 2016. (FIE, 01 Jul 2018; parikiaki.com, 13 Dec 2016)
OCCUPATION
He is a director and coach for Inspion Sports, a company that delivers sports programmes in schools to children aged three to 18. "Inspion Sports was born out of my desire to teach fencing and pass on the many valuable life lessons learnt from competing at the highest level to future generations." (LinkedIn profile, 13 Jun 2022; Inspion Sports Facebook page, 20 Oct 2020)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In November 2021 he was appointed a member of the promotion and marketing commission of the European Fencing Confederation. (Cyprus Fencing Federation Facebook page, 01 Nov 2021)
FURTHER EDUCATION
After completing a bachelor's degree in classics at University College London in England, he earned a master's degree in political science and government from the London School of Economics and Political Science. (LinkedIn profile, 13 Jun 2022) |
| Hobbies |
Travelling. (Instagram profile, 20 Jan 2022) |
| Most influential person in career |
His mother. (LinkedIn profile, 26 Apr 2021) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"The road to success has to have obstacles because at the end of the day, when success comes, it will be that much better." (Facebook profile, 24 Oct 2017) |
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