Joseph Polossifakis

Joseph Polossifakis (born August 21, 1990) is a Canadian male sabre fencer. Polossifakis is a multiple time Pan American Games medallist and is also a former Pan American Championships silver medallist.[2][3]

Joseph Polossifakis
Personal information
Born (1990-08-21) August 21, 1990[1]
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportFencing
Weaponsabre
Handleft-handed
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Individual
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara Individual
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Cancun Individual sabre

Joseph Polossifakis qualified to represent his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, by being ranked in the top two in the Americas, outside the top 14.[4]

References
  1. "Joseph Polossifakis". Canadian Olympic Committee.
  2. "Fencing Athlete Profile : POLOSSIFAKIS Joseph – Toronto 2015 Pan American Games". results.toronto2015.org.
  3. "Fencing gets on the board with two Pan Am medals at TO2015". Canadian Olympic Team Website – 2014 Winter Olympics.
  4. Athletes qualified for the 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)


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