Marissa Ponich

{{Short description|Canadian fencer (born 1987)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|05|01}}

| birth_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

| weapon = Sabre

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| country = Canada

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| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2023 Santiago|Team sabre}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Lima|Team sabre}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Fencing Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2024 Lima|Team sabre}}

{{MedalBronze|2013 Cartagena|Team sabre}}

{{MedalBronze|2016 Panama City|Team sabre}}

{{MedalBronze|2017 Montréal|Individual sabre}}

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Marissa Ponich (born May 1, 1987) is a Canadian fencer from Edmonton, Alberta.{{cite web |title=Marissa Ponich |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/marissa-ponich/ |website=Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website |access-date=19 December 2020 |date=11 June 2015}}

She competed at the Pan American Games in 2015{{cite web |title=Canadian fencing team hopes to reach podium at home {{!}} CBC Sports |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/panam-d3/fencing/canadian-fencing-team-hopes-to-reach-podium-at-home-1.3110186 |website=CBC |access-date=19 December 2020}} and in 2019, where she won a bronze medal in the team sabre event.{{cite web |title=Fencing {{!}} Athlete Profile: PONICH Marissa Jayne - Pan American Games Lima 2019 |url=https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/en/results/fencing/athlete-profile-n1141116-ponich-marissa-jayne.htm |website=wrsd.lima2019.pe |access-date=19 December 2020}}

She competed at the Pan American Fencing Championships where she won a bronze medal in the individual sabre event in 2017; bronze medals in the team sabre event in 2013 and 2016; and competed in 2014, 2015 and 2018. Ponich also competed at the World Fencing Championships in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.