Mohamed Rayan Samandi is a Tunisian foil fencer,[1] African champion in 2014. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the individual event but was defeated in the second round.
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 Samandi in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Rayan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 August 1986 Tunis, Tunisia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | foil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | current ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Samandi took up fencing at the age of ten. In 2005 he was the first African to win a stage of the Junior World Cup in Viana do Castelo in Portugal. He claimed the gold medal at the 2007 All-Africa Games. [2]
Samandi qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing through his results at the African qualifying fencing tournament held in Casablanca,[3] but could not attend the competition due to lack of funds. He qualified to the 2012 Summer Olympics as the best-ranked African fencer. In the first round, he defeated 15–8 Great Britain's Husayn Rosowsky, but he fell 7–15 in the next round to World No.1 Andrea Cassarà.[4]
He qualified to represent Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Mohamed Rayan Samandi". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12.
- ^ "Jeux Africains 2007 – La journée des Tunisiens : Débuts sur les chapeaux de roue". Le Quotidien.
- ^ "Tunisian, Moroccan fencers qualify for Olympics". Magharebia. 27 April 2008.
- ^ "Mohamed Rayan Samandi". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Escrime | Grand prix de DOHA : Inès Boubakri et Mohamed Samandi qualifiés pour les J.O." La Presse de Tunisie (in French). 2021-04-01. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
External links edit
- Mohamed Rayan Samandi at the International Fencing Federation
- Mohamed Rayan Samandi at Olympics.com
- Mohamed Rayan Samandi at Olympedia
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