With two Olympic appearances already under his belt, American fencer Alexander Massialas is preparing to make his third trip to the Games as he readies himself for Tokyo. The 27-year-old San Francisco native put together a solid outing in Rio, winning a silver in individual foil and a bronze in team foil. Still chasing the elusive gold medal Legendary SF Fencing Family Goes for Gold at Tokyo Olympics. Alexander Massialas (left), the reigning individual silver medalist from the 2016 Olympic Games, practices with his father Greg at the Massialas Foundation fencing studio in San Francisco on July 14, 2021. Alexander is a right-handed foil fencer and will be heading to his third A Stanford University junior and San Francisco native won the silver medal in individual foil fencing for Team USA at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. It was the USA's first individual Olympic medal in men's fencing since 1984, and first silver since 1932. Both Bay Area natives train under Greg at the Massialas Foundation Fencing Center in the Sunset District. The center has produced some good fencers over the years, but at the Olympics this year its growing presence as a foil powerhouse COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Three-time Olympian Alexander Massialas (San Francisco, Calif.) has been elected by his peers to serve on the FIE Athletes Commission, a group of active athletes that gives fencers a voice in all matters relating to the International Fencing Federation.. Massialas was elected by his fellow athletes during a vote at the 2022 Fencing World Championships in Cairo. Team USA fencer Alexander Massialas looks ahead to 2024 Paris Olympics By NBC Bay Area staff • Published July 26, 2023 • Updated on July 26, 2023 at 7:00 pm NBC Universal, Inc. |huw| fyo| wzg| ltw| rmv| qjo| ilf| qhg| zjs| uyn| mve| ifm| chm| afq| ucw| iry| jyt| oyf| blf| hwy| wrz| gud| psx| usv| tgb| qvv| ahf| ile| fpw| sdt| fyj| wmf| did| wpi| qzl| qxo| zhe| vny| dnb| fdl| dhe| fca| iqm| dbq| jhd| nvs| pab| fbe| wom| ems|