Joseph Polossifakis

Joseph Polossifakis
Personal information
Born (1990-08-21) August 21, 1990[1]
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Home townMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Fencing career
SportFencing
CountryCanada
Weaponsabre
Handleft-handed
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2011 GuadalajaraTeam
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoIndividual
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2011 GuadalajaraIndividual
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 CancunIndividual sabre

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 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)