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Fencing At The 2019 Pan American Games – Men's Sabre
The men's sabre competition of the fencing events at the 2019 Pan American Games was held on August 7 at the Lima Convention Centre. The sabre competition consisted of a qualification round followed by a single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers. Fencing was done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reached 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer was the winner; a tie resulted in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period was further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scored a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner won the bout. Schedule Results The following are the results of the event. Qualification All 18 fencers were put into three groups of six athletes, were each fencer would have five individual matches. The top 14 athletes overall would qualify for next round. Elimi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daryl Homer
Daryl Homer (born July 16, 1990) is an American right-handed saber fencer, three-time Olympian, and 2016 individual Olympic silver medalist. Homer competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Homer is an eight-time team Pan American champion and three-time individual Pan American champion. Personal life Homer was born on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, to Juliette Smith and Daryl Homer. At the age of five, Homer moved to New York City with his mother and younger sister D’Meca, to an apartment on Gun Hill Road in the Bronx. Homer attended Public School 21 there before going to Salesian High School in New Rochelle. He eventually graduated from St. John’s University, with a degree in advertising communications. He now works for advertising and marketing agency Anomaly. Homer speaks to inner city youth about balancing his career with his athletic passions. He is a brand ambassador at Fencing in the Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
