Maximilien Van Haaster

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Maximilien Van Haaster (born June 19, 1992) is a male foil fencer from Canada.[1] He won the bronze medal at the 2013 Pan American Fencing Championships in Cartagena, and later competed at the 2015 Pan American Games, in Toronto, Ontario.[2]

Maximilien Van Haaster
Personal information
Born (1992-06-19) June 19, 1992 (age 32)[1]
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
ResidenceMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
Weaponfoil
Handright-handed
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Team foil
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Individual foil
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Team foil
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asuncion Individual foil
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asuncion Team foil
Silver medal – second place 2018 Havana Individual foil
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Lima Team foil
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Panama City Team foil
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Santiago Team foil
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Cartagena Individual foil

Career

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Van Haaster qualified to represent his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, by being ranked in the top two in the Americas.[3] At the games, Van Haaster finished in 31st place. Van Haaster competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's individual and team events.[4] Van Haaster has qualified to compete in the men's individual and team events at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5][6]

Personal life

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Van Haaster was born in Canada to a Dutch father and Chinese mother.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Maximilien van Haaster". Canadian Olympic Committee.
  2. ^ "Fencing Athlete Profile : VAN HAASTER Maximilien – Toronto 2015 Pan American Games". results.toronto2015.org.
  3. ^ "Athletes qualified for the 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)" (PDF).
  4. ^ Awad, Brandi (20 May 2021). "Nine fencers en garde for Team Canada at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ^ Fenton, Caela (25 April 2024). "Team Canada announces fencing team for Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  6. ^ Nerestant, Antoni (26 April 2024). "29 Olympics, no medals? No problem. Quebec-led fencing squad hungry for history". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org.
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