Ziad El-Sissy

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| name = Ziad A. El-Sissy

| image = Ziad Elsissy 2015 WCh SMS-IN t115738.jpg

| imagesize = 200px

| caption = El-Sissy in 2015

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|12|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Alexandria, Egypt

| country = Egypt

| weapon = Sabre

| hand = right-handed

| height = 1.82 m

| weight = 161 lbs

| club = Tim Morehouse Fencing Club

| headcoach =

| fieranking = 2

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

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Ziad El-Sissy (born 15 December 1994) is an Egyptian fencer. He won the gold medal in the men's individual sabre 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}} He represented Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

Ziad El-Sissy was born in Alexandria, Egypt to parents Aly and Manal El-Sissy. His father was a member of the Egypt men's national basketball team. He attended college at Wayne State University and ended his overall collegiate career with a 332–63 record, the most wins in program history.{{cite web |url=https://today.wayne.edu/news/2021/07/23/alumnus-fencer-makes-first-olympic-appearance-honors-fathers-memory-44136 |title=Alumnus fencer makes first Olympic appearance, honors father's memory |date=2021-07-23 |publisher=Wayne State University |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803184306/https://today.wayne.edu/news/2021/07/23/alumnus-fencer-makes-first-olympic-appearance-honors-fathers-memory-44136 |archive-date=2023-08-03}}

He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. El-Sissy got 14th place in Individual Men's Sabre and Egypt got 6th in Team Men's Sabre.{{cite web |title=Ziad ELSISSY |website=Olympics.com |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/ziad-elsissy#b2p-athlete-olympic-results |access-date=1 May 2022}}

El-Sissy is married to squash player Nouran Gohar.{{cite web |title=So you think you know Nouran Gohar? |website=thesquashsite.com |url=https://thesquashsite.com/so-you-think-you-know-nouran-gohar |access-date=8 December 2023}}