Mona Shaito
| Mona Shaito | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Born | May 12, 1994 Dallas, Texas |
| Height | 1.5748 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Weapon | foil |
| Hand | left. -handed |
| Head coach | Volodymyr Yefimov |
| FIE ranking | current ranking |
Mona Shaito (Arabic: منى شعيتو) (born 12 May 1994) is a Lebanese-American fencer, who along with her brother Zain Shaito, Represented Lebanon in foil at the 2012 Olympic Games held in London.[1][2] Shaito was born and raised in Texas and attended Ohio State University, and holds dual citizenship, both Lebanese and American.[3] Shaito became Asian U-23 Fencing Champion in Women's Foil on September 7, 2015 during "Ulaanbaatar 2015" Asian U-23 Fencing Championships.
References
- ^ "La composition de la délégation libanaise aux JO de Londres 2012 dévoilée". L'Orient Le Jour. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ "Bellaire, the center of the fencing universe? Olympians quietly train in our midst, drawn by Rice guru". CultureMap Houston. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
- ^ Dan Hope (2012-06-19) Ohio State fencer named Buckeyes Male Athlete of the Year, headed to London Olympics - Sports - The Lantern - Ohio State University Archived 2012-06-28 at the Wayback Machine. The Lantern. Retrieved on 2012-10-11.
External links
- Mona Shaito profile at USA Fencing
Categories:
- Living people
- 1994 births
- American people of Lebanese descent
- American female fencers
- Lebanese female fencers
- Fencers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic fencers of Lebanon
- Fencers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Fencers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Lebanese people of Palestinian descent
- American people of Palestinian descent
- Sportspeople from Beirut
- Asian Games competitors for Lebanon