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'''Zain Shaito''' is an Libanese Olympic Fencer who competed in the individual fencing event at the [[2012 Olympic Games]] held in London, losing in the first round to Chinese fencer [[Zhu Jun (fencer)|Zhu Jun]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2012/FEN/mens-foil-individual-round-one.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162312/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2012/FEN/mens-foil-individual-round-one.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Fencing at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Foil, Individual Round One &#124; Olympics at |publisher=Sports-reference.com |access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2012/FEN/mens-foil-individual.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417230811/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2012/FEN/mens-foil-individual.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Fencing at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Foil, Individual &#124; Olympics at |publisher=Sports-reference.com |access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref>
'''Zain Shaito''' is an American Olympic Fencer who competed in the individual fencing event at the [[2012 Olympic Games]] held in London, losing to Chinese fencer [[Zhu Jun (fencer)|Zhu Jun]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2012/FEN/mens-foil-individual-round-one.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162312/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2012/FEN/mens-foil-individual-round-one.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Fencing at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Foil, Individual Round One &#124; Olympics at |publisher=Sports-reference.com |access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2012/FEN/mens-foil-individual.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417230811/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2012/FEN/mens-foil-individual.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Fencing at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Foil, Individual &#124; Olympics at |publisher=Sports-reference.com |access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref>


Shaito, who was on the national [[Ohio State]] fencing team, won the individual title in men’s foil at the NCAA Fencing Championships in 2012.<ref name="The Lantern">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120628122119/http://www.thelantern.com/sports/ohio-state-fencer-named-buckeyes-male-athlete-of-the-year-headed-to-london-olympics-1.2878386#.UAJ-V46hDzI ]</ref> He was named the 2011-12 Ohio State Male Athlete of the Year, becoming the second fencer in OSU history to earn the title.<ref name="RecordHerald">{{cite web | url=http://www.recordherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=143545 |title = News Archives}}</ref> Shaito also helped anchor the United States men's junior foil team in 2007 to the first ever World Championship victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fencing.net/1567/us-men-win-gold-in-junior-team-foil/|title=US Men Win Gold in Junior Team Foil - Fencing.Net|website=www.fencing.net|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-16|date=2010-04-10}}</ref>
Shaito, who was on the national [[Ohio State]] fencing team, won the individual title in men’s foil at the NCAA Fencing Championships in 2012.<ref name="The Lantern">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120628122119/http://www.thelantern.com/sports/ohio-state-fencer-named-buckeyes-male-athlete-of-the-year-headed-to-london-olympics-1.2878386#.UAJ-V46hDzI ]</ref> He was named the 2011-12 Ohio State Male Athlete of the Year, becoming the second fencer in OSU history to earn the title.<ref name="RecordHerald">{{cite web | url=http://www.recordherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=143545 |title = News Archives}}</ref> Shaito also helped anchor the United States men's junior foil team in 2007 to the first ever World Championship victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fencing.net/1567/us-men-win-gold-in-junior-team-foil/|title=US Men Win Gold in Junior Team Foil - Fencing.Net|website=www.fencing.net|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-16|date=2010-04-10}}</ref>

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Zain Shaito
Personal information
Born (1990-10-19) October 19, 1990 (age 34)
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Country United States
SportFencing
EventIndividual Foil
Coached byYury Molchan and Vladimir Nazlymov[citation needed]
Achievements and titles
National finals2012 NCAA National Champion
Updated on 27 March 2021

Zain Shaito is an American Olympic Fencer who competed in the individual fencing event at the 2012 Olympic Games held in London, losing to Chinese fencer Zhu Jun. [1][2]

Shaito, who was on the national Ohio State fencing team, won the individual title in men’s foil at the NCAA Fencing Championships in 2012.[3] He was named the 2011-12 Ohio State Male Athlete of the Year, becoming the second fencer in OSU history to earn the title.[4] Shaito also helped anchor the United States men's junior foil team in 2007 to the first ever World Championship victory.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Fencing at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Foil, Individual Round One | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  2. ^ "Fencing at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's Foil, Individual | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ "News Archives".
  5. ^ "US Men Win Gold in Junior Team Foil - Fencing.Net". www.fencing.net. 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2018-08-16.