| Alexandre Lyssov | |||||||||||||||||||
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Photo taken on September 30, 2010 |
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Alex | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 10, 1994 Kaliningrad, Russia |
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| Residence | Richmond Hill, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||
| Training location | Toronto, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon(s) | Épée | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 centimetres (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kilograms (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Toronto Fencing Club | ||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Peter Hiu-Man Ho, Andrew Hu | ||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Marian Zakrzewski, Igor Tikhomirov |
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| FIE Ranking | Current ranking | ||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic Ranking | Current Ranking | ||||||||||||||||||
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Alexandre Lyssov (Russian: Александр Лысов; born on March 10, 1994 in Kaliningrad, a city historically known as Königsberg) is a Canadian Épée fencer. At the Inaugural 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore he became first Canadian fencer to step onto the Olympic podium[1][2] and also the only fencer from Canada who won two Olympic branded Medals[3][4][5][6]
| Year | Competition | Event | Location | Placing |
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| 2011 | Championnats de l'Est du Canada | Épée Masculine Cadet | Montréal, QC | |
| 2011 | Championnats de l'Est du Canada | Épée Masculine Junior | Montréal, QC | |
| 2010 | 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games | Cadet Male Épée[7][8][9][10] | Singapore | |
| 2010 | 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games | Mixed NOC’s Team | Singapore | |
| 2010 | Cadet World Championships | Cadet Men's Épée | Baku, Azerbaijan | 16 |
| 2010 | Canadian National Championships | Cadet Men's Épée | Repentigny, QC | |
| 2010 | Ontario Provincial Championships | Cadet Men's Épée | Newmarket, ON | |
| 2010 | Ontario Provincial Championships | Junior Men's Épée | Newmarket, ON | |
| 2010 | Championnat Provincial du Quebec | Épée Masculine Cadet | Montréal, QC | |
| 2010 | Championnat Provincial du Quebec | Épée Masculine Junior | Montréal, QC | |
| 2010 | Championnats de l'Est du Canada | Épée Masculine Cadet | Montréal, QC | |
| 2009 | Canadian National Championships | Cadet Men's Épée | Saskatoon, SK |
Alexandre started going for sports at age of eight and completely switched to fencing at age of eleven. Initially he received instructions in foil and practised at community oriented clubs, but looking to gain a new level, he later switched to épée and continued his training under well known fencing masters.