Alexander Massialas
Alexander Massialas (/ˌmɑːsiˈɑːlɪs/ MAH-see-AH-liss; born April 20, 1994)[5] is an American right-handed foil fencer.[6]
Massialas is a two-time NCAA champion, 11-time team Pan American champion, two-time individual Pan American champion, and 2019 team world champion.
A three-time Olympian, Massialas is a 2016 individual Olympic silver medalist and two-time team Olympic bronze medalist. Massialas competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Early life
[edit]Massialas was born in San Francisco, California,[7] to a father of Greek descent and a Taiwanese mother.[8] His father, Greg Massialas, fenced for the United States in the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, and currently coaches the American national foil team. His sister, Sabrina, is also a high-level foil fencer. Despite this, Massialas was never pushed into fencing.
Fencing career
[edit]After he showed spontaneous interest at an early age, his father made him wait until he was seven years old to begin training.[9]
An athletic child, Massialas played soccer and made the basketball and the swimming teams at Drew School. He enrolled at Stanford University on a fencing scholarship in the fall of 2012.[10] He closed his freshman season by winning the 2013 NCAA title in individual men's foil.[11] He repeated this feat in 2015, after falling to David Willette in 2014's semifinal round.[12][13]
Medal Record
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]Year | Location | Event | Position |
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2016 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 2nd[14] |
2016 | ![]() |
Team Men's Foil | 3rd[15] |
2021 | ![]() |
Team Men's Foil | 3rd[16] |
World Championship
[edit]Year | Location | Event | Position |
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2013 | ![]() |
Team Men's Foil | 2nd[17] |
2015 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 2nd[18] |
2017 | ![]() |
Team Men's Foil | 2nd[19] |
2018 | ![]() |
Team Men's Foil | 2nd[20] |
2019 | ![]() |
Team Men's Foil | 1st[21] |
2022 | ![]() |
Team Men's Foil | 2nd[22] |
Grand Prix
[edit]Date | Location | Event | Position |
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2013-03-04 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 2nd[23] |
2014-05-03 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[24] |
2015-03-13 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 2nd[25] |
2016-06-03 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 1st[26] |
2016-12-02 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 2nd[27] |
2017-03-17 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 2nd[28] |
2017-12-01 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 1st[29] |
2020-02-07 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 2nd[30] |
2023-05-19 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 1st[31] |
World Cup
[edit]Date | Location | Event | Position |
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2010-05-29 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[32] |
2011-05-20 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[33] |
2012-01-27 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[34] |
2013-02-22 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[35] |
2014-04-25 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 1st[36] |
2015-01-16 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[37] |
2015-11-06 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 1st[38] |
2017-01-20 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 1st[39] |
2018-02-09 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 2nd[40] |
2019-03-01 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[41] |
2020-02-21 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[42] |
2023-05-05 | ![]() |
Team Men's Foil | 1st[43] |
2023-11-10 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 1st[44] |
2023-12-09 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 1st[45] |
Pan American Championship
[edit]Year | Location | Event | Position |
---|---|---|---|
2009 | ![]() |
Team Men's Foil | 1st[46] |
2010 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[47] |
2010 | ![]() |
Team Men's Foil | 1st[48] |
2011 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 2nd[49] |
2011 | ![]() |
Team Men's Foil | 1st[50] |
2012 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 2nd[51] |
2012 | ![]() |
Team Men's Foil | 1st[52] |
2013 | ![]() |
Team Men's Foil | 1st[53] |
2014 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 2nd[54] |
2015 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 2nd[55] |
2015 | ![]() |
Team Men's Foil | 1st[56] |
2016 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 1st[57] |
2016 | ![]() |
Team Men's Foil | 1st[58] |
2017 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 2nd[59] |
2017 | ![]() |
Team Men's Foil | 1st[60] |
2018 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[61] |
2018 | ![]() |
Team Men's Foil | 1st[62] |
2019 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[63] |
2019 | ![]() |
Team Men's Foil | 1st[64] |
2022 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 1st[65] |
2022 | ![]() |
Team Men's Foil | 1st[66] |
2023 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[67] |
2023 | ![]() |
Team Men's Foil | 1st[68] |
2024 | ![]() |
Individual Men's Foil | 3rd[69] |
2024 | ![]() |
Team Men's Foil | 1st[70] |
See also
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External links
[edit]- 1994 births
- Living people
- American male foil fencers
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in fencing
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in fencing
- Fencers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in fencing
- Stanford Cardinal fencers
- American sportspeople of Taiwanese descent
- American people of Greek descent
- Sportspeople of Greek descent
- Fencers from San Francisco
- Fencers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- World Fencing Championships medalists
- Drew School alumni
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- Fencers at the 2024 Summer Olympics