Husayn Rosowsky

Husayn Rosowsky (born Sheffield, 1991) is a British foil fencer.^[1]

Biography

At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the Men's foil, but was defeated in the first round.^[2] Husayn also competed in the Men's foil team event, where in the first round Great Britain beat the Egyptian Team,^[3] but in the quarter final Team GB lost to Italy.^[4]

In 2008 he won an individual bronze medal at the U17 World Championships in Acireale in Sicily. In 2010 he won an individual bronze medal and a team bronze medal in the U20 European Championships in Moscow. In 2010,he was U20 UK National Foil Champion and reached the quarter finals of the World University Games in 2011. Later that year, he won the Leon Paul International in London and was the Senior UK National Foil Champion.

He represented Great Britain at the following events:

• U17 European Championships in 2007 (Novy Sad, Serbia).
• U17 and U20 World Championships in 2007 (Belek, Turkey).
• U17 European Championships in 2008 (Rovigo, Italy).
• U17 World Championships in 2008 (Acireale, Italy)
• U20 European Championships in 2008 (Amsterdam)
• U20 World Championships in 2009 (Belfast, UK)
• U20 European Championship in 2009 (Odense, Denmark)
• U20 World Championships in 2010 (Baku, Azerbaijan)
• U20 European Championships in 2010 (Moscow)
• U20 World Championships in 2011 (Amman, Jordan)
• Senior European Championships in 2012 (Legnano, Italy)
• World University Games in 2011 (Szhenzhen, China)

He also competed in the Commonwealth Fencing Championships at Largs in November 2014, coming 3rd overall in the competition ^[5]

Personal Life

He is a student at the University of Greenwich, studying Mathematics.

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