Joseph Polossifakis (born August 21, 1990) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

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sabre A sabre ( French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...

fencer. Polossifakis is a multiple time Pan American Games medallist and is also a former Pan American Championships silver medallist. Joseph Polossifakis qualified to represent his country at the

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, by being ranked in the top two in the Americas, outside the top 14.Athletes qualified for the 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
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* 1990 births Living people Canadian people of Greek descent Canadian male sabre fencers Fencers from Montreal Fencers at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for Canada Pan American Games medalists in fencing Fencers at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games {{Canada-fencing-bio-stub