Maximilien Van Haaster

Maximilien Van Haaster
Personal information
Born (1992-06-19) June 19, 1992[1]
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Home townMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Fencing career
SportFencing
CountryCanada
Weaponfoil
Handright-handed
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2023 SantiagoTeam foil
Bronze medal – third place2019 LimaIndividual foil
Bronze medal – third place2019 LimaTeam foil
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 AsuncionIndividual foil
Silver medal – second place2022 AsuncionTeam foil
Silver medal – second place2018 HavanaIndividual foil
Bronze medal – third place2024 LimaTeam foil
Bronze medal – third place2016 Panama CityTeam foil
Bronze medal – third place2015 SantiagoTeam foil
Bronze medal – third place2013 CartagenaIndividual foil

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]

Career

Van 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

Van Haaster was born in Canada to a Dutch father and Chinese mother.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Maximilien van Haaster". Canadian Olympic Committee. 11 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Fencing Athlete Profile : VAN HAASTER Maximilien – Toronto 2015 Pan American Games". results.toronto2015.org.
  3. ↑ "Athletes qualified for the 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)" (PDF).
  4. ↑ Awad, Brandi (20 May 2021). "Nine fencers en garde for Team Canada at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Fenton, Caela (25 April 2024). "Team Canada announces fencing team for Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org.
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