Mohamed Hamza

{{Short description|Egyptian fencer (born 2000)}}

{{distinguish|Mohamed Hamzah|Muhammad Hamzah}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}

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| coach = Mauro Hamza

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|9|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.

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| height = {{convert|1.82|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|77.0|kg|lbs|abbr=on}}

| country = Egypt

| sport = Fencing

| weapon = Foil[https://fie.org/athletes/37194/profile Athlete profile. Hamza Mohamed] FIE. Retrieved 25 March 2023

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{{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Oran|Individual}}

{{MedalCompetition|NCAA Fencing Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Notre Dame University|Individual}}

{{MedalSilver|2023 Duke University|Individual}}

{{MedalCompetition|Senior World Cup}}

{{MedalGold|2023 Acapulco, Mexico|Individual}}

{{MedalSilver|2023 Tokoname, Japan|Individual}}

{{MedalCompetition|Junior World Cup}}

{{MedalGold|2020 Aix-en-Provence|Individual}}

{{MedalCompetition|Junior World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Budapest|Individual}}

{{MedalCompetition|Junior African Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Ivory Coast|}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Nigeria|}}{{cite web |title=FIE Junior African Championships |url=https://www.safencer.co.za/events/fie-junior-african-championships/ |website=Safencer}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Algeria|}}{{cite web |title=African Championships U17/U20 |url=http://www.fencingworldwide.com/en/competition/17377-2018/tournament/ |website=Fencingworldwide}}

{{MedalGold|2020 Ghana|Individual}}

{{MedalCompetition|Senior African Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2023 Cairo|Individual}}

{{MedalGold|2024 Casablanca|Individual}}

{{MedalGold|2024 Casablanca|Team foil}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Bamako{{cite web |title=African Championships |url=https://www.fencingworldwide.com/en/competition/17292-2018/tournament/ |website=engarde-service}}|Individual}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Bamako|Team}}

{{MedalSilver|2022 Casablanca{{cite web |title=African Championships |url=http://engarde-service.com/index.php?lang=fr&Organisme=frmes&Event=championnatafrique&Compe=fmi|website=}}|Individual}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Casablanca|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|African Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Rabat|Individual}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Rabat|Team}}

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Mohamed Hamza (born 11 September 2000) is an Egyptian foil fencer who graduated from Princeton University. He competed for Egypt in both the men's team foil event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and men's foil individual and team events at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/mohamed-hamza |title=Mohamed Hamza|work=Rio 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922201333/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/mohamed-hamza |archive-date=22 September 2016 }}{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/fencing/athlete-profile-n1321872-hamza-mohamed.htm|title=Mohamed Hamza|work=Tokyo 2020|access-date=25 August 2021|archive-date=1 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801224701/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/fencing/athlete-profile-n1321872-hamza-mohamed.htm}}{{Cite web|url=http://fie.org/athletes/37194|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION |website=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION}}

He attended the Awty International School in Houston, Texas.{{Cite web|url=https://www.awty.org/cf_news/view.cfm?newsid=1192|title=News Post|date=June 27, 2016|website=awty.org}}

He won one of the bronze medals in the men's individual foil event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.{{Cite web |title=Fencing Results Book |url=https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/FEN/ResultBook/GDM2022_FEN_v1.3.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706104710/https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/FEN/ResultBook/GDM2022_FEN_v1.3.pdf |archive-date=6 July 2022 |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=2022 Mediterranean Games}}

In 2023, he won a gold medal in foil at both the African Fencing Championships,{{Cite web|url=http://fie.org/articles/1296|title=International Fencing Federation|website=The International Fencing Federation official website}} and Acapulco World Cup,{{Cite web|url=http://fie.org/articles/1282|title=International Fencing Federation|website=The International Fencing Federation official website}} and a silver medal in the NCAA Foil Fencing Championships.{{Cite web|url=https://bvmsports.com/2023/03/24/hamza-finishes-runner-up-as-tigers-stand-third-halfway-through-ncaas/|title=Hamza Finishes Runner-Up as Tigers Stand Third Halfway Through NCAAs|date=24 March 2023|website=BVM Sports}}

He is coached by his father, Mauro Hamza.

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