Mohamed Samandi

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.

Mohamed Rayan Samandi
Personal information
Nickname(s)Rayan
Born (1987-08-13) 13 August 1987
Tunis, Tunisia
ResidenceLondon, Great Britain
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
Weaponfoil
Handright-handed
FIE rankingcurrent ranking

Career

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 di Castello 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 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 is a member of the AS Bourg-la-Reine fencing club, in the suburbs of Paris. With them he won a team bronze medal at the 2011 French national championships.

References
  1. "Mohamed Rayan Samandi". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12.
  2. "Jeux Africains 2007 – La journée des Tunisiens : Débuts sur les chapeaux de roue". Le Quotidien.
  3. "Tunisian, Moroccan fencers qualify for Olympics". Magharebia. 27 April 2008.
  4. "Mohamed Samandi". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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