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Alexander Massialas

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Alexander Massialas is an American right-handed foil fencer from San Francisco who won the silver medal in individual men's foil at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and team bronze medals in men's team foil in 2016 and at the 2020 Tokyo Games. A four-time Olympian, he first competed in London in 2012, where he was the youngest male athlete representing the United States. He was a member of the team that won the 2019 world championship, won two NCAA titles while fencing for Stanford University, and has been a many-time Pan American champion. He now coaches the Stanford fencing team, and his father Greg Massialas also fenced for the United States at the Olympics.

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1994 2
Gender
Male 2
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
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Individual 1
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Team 1
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is an American right-handed foil fencer
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1. Alexander Massialas (Wikipedia)
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    He is a two-time NCAA champion, 14-time team Pan American champion, four-time individual Pan American champion, and 2019 team world champion
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    is an American right-handed foil fencer
  • Lead, individual events
    He later won the Olympic silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics Individual Men's Foil competition
  • Lead, team events
    is a two-time team Olympic bronze medalist
  • Competed In: Olympic Games, Lead, Olympic Games
    A four-time Olympian, Massialas first competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games
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    Born 20 April 1994 in San Francisco, California USA
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