 Shaul Gordon at the men's team sabre qualification stage of the 2015 World Fencing Championships on 16 July 2015 at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 11, 1994 Tel Aviv, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shaul Gordon (born July 11, 1994) is a Canadian fencer in the sabre discipline. Gordon has represented the country on the international stage since 2013, and has competed at two Pan American Games and six World Fencing Championships.[1] Gordon formerly resided in Richmond, British Columbia, but now lives and trains in Montreal, Quebec.[2][3]
Career
In 2015, Gordon represented Canada at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, where he picked up a silver medal in the team sabre event. Four years later at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, he finished second in the team sabre and third in the individual sabre event. Gordon finished in eighth place in the individual event at the 2019 World Fencing Championships, the highest finish ever by a Canadian in the discipline.[2]
Olympics
Gordon has qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics[3][4] and competed in the men's individual sabre event. In April 2024, Gordon was officially named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Shaul Gordon". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Shaul Gordon Finishes 8th at the 2019 World Fencing Championships". www.fencing.ca/. Fencing Canada. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ a b Campbell, Alan (30 May 2020). "Richmond fencing product makes Olympic team". Richmond News. Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (20 May 2021). "Nine fencers en garde for Team Canada at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ Fenton, Caela (25 April 2024). "Team Canada announces fencing team for Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Nerestant, Antoni (26 April 2024). "29 Olympics, no medals? No problem. Quebec-led fencing squad hungry for history". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
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