Personal information | |
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Born | October 19, 1990 |
Residence | Dallas, Texas |
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Sport | Fencing, Modern Pentathlon |
Event(s) | Individual Foil |
Coached by | Yury Molchan and Vladimir Nazlymov |
Achievements and titles | |
World finals | Two time Junior World Champion (Team) |
Regional finals | 10 time U.S National Medalist |
National finals | Silver U.S National Championships, 2012 NCAA National Champion |
Highest world ranking | 75 |
Updated on 24 September 2014. |
Zain Shaito is an Olympic Pentathlete and Fencer who competed in the individual fencing event at the 2012 Olympic Games held in London.
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. He was named the 2011-12 Ohio State Male Athlete of the Year, becoming the second fencer in OSU history to earn the title. In 2011, Shaito was a Second Team All-American and a first-place finisher at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships. In 2016, he hopes to compete for the United States in the modern pentathlon.