Farès Ferjani
Farès Ferjani (Arabic: ;فارس الفرجانيborn 22 July
Farès Ferjani
1997) is a Tunisian saber fencer.
Personal information
Born 22 July 1997
Fencing career Tunis, Tunisia
Height 6 ft (183 cm)
He competed in the men's sabre event at the 2016
Summer Olympics, finishing in 25th place.[1][2] Weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Sport
After the 2016 Olympic Games he moved to New York
Sport Fencing
City after speaking with coach Yury Gelman.[3] He
Event Sabre
said: "it was a big difference. The practice was
different. These guys do a lot of footwork. Everything University St. Johns University (New
counts, each detail counts. I think for me, it's just great team York City)
that I moved there because I've jumped to another Club Manhattan Fencing Center
level."[3] Coached by Yury Gelman
He attended and competed for St. John’s University in Medal record
Queens in New York City, training with coach Yury Fencing
Gelman.[3][4] In 2017-18 he was a second team All- Representing Tunisia
American for the school, and in 2018-19, 2021-22, and Olympic Games
2022-23 he was a first team All-American.[5]
2024 Paris Individual Sabre
He qualified to represent Tunisia at the 2020 Summer African Games
Olympics, where he came in 22nd.[6] 2019 Salé Individual Sabre
African Championships
Ferjani won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer
Olympics in the men's sabre individual event, with 2024 Casablanca team
Gelman coaching him from the sidelines.[7][8]
His fencing club is the Manhattan Fencing Center in the United States, and his coach is Yury Gelman.[3]
Decoration
First Class of the National Order of Merit (Tunisia, 16 August 2024)[9][10]
References
1. "Farès Ferjani" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160806031015/https://www.rio2016.com/en/
athlete/fares-ferjani). Rio 2016. Archived from the original (https://www.rio2016.com/en/athle
te/fares-ferjani) on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
2. "Men's Sabre Individual" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160922165455/https://www.rio201
6.com/en/fencing-standings-fe-mens-sabre-individual). 22 September 2016. Archived from
the original (https://www.rio2016.com/en/fencing-standings-fe-mens-sabre-individual) on 22
September 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
3. "FERJANI Fares," (https://fie.org/athletes/32326) FIE.
4. "Fares Ferjani - Fencing" (https://redstormsports.com/sports/fencing/roster/fares-ferjani/431
0). St. John’s University Athletics. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
5. "Fares Ferjani," (https://redstormsports.com/sports/fencing/roster/fares-ferjani/4979) Red
Storm Sports.
6. "Fares Ferjani Officially Qualifies for the Summer Olympic Games" (https://www.stjohns.edu/
about/news/2021-03-15/fares-ferjani-officially-qualifies-summer-olympic-games).
www.stjohns.edu. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
7. "Ferjani becomes the first Red Storm individual to medal since Daryl Homer in 2016," (http
s://redstormsports.com/news/2024/7/27/fencing-fares-ferjani-captures-silver-in-the-mens-sa
ber-individual-at-the-2024-paris-olympics) Red Storm Sports, July 27, 2024.
8. "Oh Sanguk takes men's sabre gold after show of sportsmanship" (https://olympics.com/en/
paris-2024/live-updates/895beb5d-4b90-423b-926b-67a012c5d352). Olympics. Retrieved
27 July 2024.
9. kapitalis, webmaster (17 August 2024). "Les médaillés tunisiens au JO Paris 2024 honorés
par le chef de l'Etat" (https://kapitalis.com/tunisie/2024/08/17/les-medailles-tunisiens-au-jo-p
aris-2024-honores-par-le-chef-de-letat/). Kapitalis (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2024.
10. "JO 2024 : Les trois médaillés tunisiens décorés par Kaïs Saïed" (https://www.webdo.tn/fr/a
ctualite/national/jo-2024-trois-medailles-tunisiens-decores-par-kais-saied/215864). Webdo
TN (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2024.
External links
Farès Ferjani (https://fie.org/athletes/32326) at the International Fencing Federation
Farès Ferjani (https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/fares-ferjani) at Olympics.com
Farès Ferjani (https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/136104) at Olympedia
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Farès_Ferjani&oldid=1273462219"
