Maximilien Van Haaster (born June 19, 1992) is a male foil fencer from Canada.[1] He won the bronze medal at the 2013 Pan American Fencing Championships in Cartagena, and later competed at the 2015 Pan American Games, in Toronto, Ontario.[2]
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| Born | June 19, 1992[1] Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | foil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editVan Haaster qualified to represent his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, by being ranked in the top two in the Americas.[3] At the games, Van Haaster finished in 31st place. Van Haaster competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's individual and team events.[4] Van Haaster has qualified to compete in the men's individual and team events at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5][6]
Personal life
editVan Haaster was born in Canada to a Dutch father and Chinese mother.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "Maximilien van Haaster". Canadian Olympic Committee. 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Fencing Athlete Profile : VAN HAASTER Maximilien – Toronto 2015 Pan American Games". results.toronto2015.org.
- ↑ "Athletes qualified for the 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)" (PDF).
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org.
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