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FERJANI Ayoub
NOC Tunisia   
GenderMen
Born 27 Jul 1986
Height1.75 m
Human Interest
Sport Specific Information
Handedness Right
Further Personal Information
Occupation Athlete
Languages Arabic, English, French
General Interest
Famous relatives His younger brother Fares has represented Tunisia in fencing and competed in individual sabre at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. His father Salah has refereed the sport at international level, while his mother, uncle, and cousin have all competed in fencing at an elite level. His partner Sarra Besbes has also represented Tunisia in fencing, competing in individual epee at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 Apr 2022; Sarra Besbes Instagram profile, 16 Jan 2022; news-tunisia.tunisienumerique.com, 24 Jul 2021; china.org.cn, 14 Aug 2014; eurofencing.info, 03 Apr 2013)
Hobbies Travelling, food. (Instagram profile, 19 Nov 2021)
Other information FOCUSING ON FOIL
He competed in both epee and foil before focusing on foil from 2012 onwards. He is also a qualified international referee in foil. (The Foilist YouTube channel, 24 Jul 2016)
Further Personal Information
Family Partner Sarra Besbes, twins Fedy and Samy [2022]
Residence Paris, FRA
General Interest
Nicknames Ferjo (Instagram profile, 19 Nov 2021)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
African Championships
2019 2 Team Foil Bamako, Mali
2019 3 Individual Foil Bamako, Mali
2019 5 Team Epee Bamako, Mali
2018 2 Individual Foil Tunis, Tunisia
2018 2 Team Foil Tunis, Tunisia
2017 2 Team Foil Alexandria, Egypt
2016 5 Individual Foil Algiers, Algeria
2015 1 Individual Foil Cairo, Egypt
2015 2 Team Foil Cairo, Egypt
2014 3 Individual Foil Cairo, Egypt
2011 3 Individual Epee Cairo, Egypt
2010 2 Team Epee Tunis, Tunisia
2010 3 Team Foil Tunis, Tunisia
2010 8 Individual Foil Tunis, Tunisia
2009 2 Team Epee Dakar, Senegal
2009 2 Team Foil Dakar, Senegal
2009 3 Individual Foil Dakar, Senegal
2009 3 Individual Epee Dakar, Senegal
2008 2 Team Foil Casablanca, Morocco
2008 2 Team Epee Casablanca, Morocco
2008 3 Individual Epee Casablanca, Morocco
2008 5 Individual Foil Casablanca, Morocco