is a Japanese fencer. At the

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he competed in the men's foil, but was defeated in the second round. He won a silver medal in the team foil event.

Career

Chida's father Kenichi was selected for the

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in Moscow, but he could not attend the event due to Japan's boycott of the Games. He however made no attempt to push his son into fencing; Kenta chose the sport for himself during his first year at junior high school. He was originally right handed, but his father suggested that he switch to fencing with his left hand to gain a competitive advantage. Chida began fencing in the senior category in the 2002–03 season, then joined the national team and began training under national coach Oleg Matseichuk. Chida made his breakthrough in 2006–07 season: he climbed his first

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podium with a bronze medal in the Tokyo World Cup, followed by another bronze in the Cairo Grand Prix. These results allowed him to enter the Top 20. At the

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, he competed in the men's individual foil, finishing 11th, losing to

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, the eventual champion, in the second round. Chida graduated in 2009 from the Faculty of Letters of

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chida, Kenta Japanese male foil fencers Living people Olympic fencers for Japan Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics 1985 births Olympic silver medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in fencing Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics People from Kesennuma, Miyagi Asian Games medalists in fencing Fencers at the 2006 Asian Games Fencers at the 2010 Asian Games Fencers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games 21st-century Japanese people