Maximilien Van Haaster (born June 19, 1992) is a male

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fencer from

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. He won the bronze medal at the 2013 Pan American Fencing Championships in Cartagena, and later competed at the

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, in

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, Ontario.

Career

Van Haaster qualified to represent his country at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

, by being ranked in the top two in the Americas. At the games, Van Haaster finished in 31st place. Van Haaster competed at the

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in the men's individual and team events.

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* 1992 births Living people Canadian male foil fencers Fencers from Montreal Fencers at the 2015 Pan American Games Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers of Canada Fencers at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in fencing Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Fencers at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{Canada-fencing-bio-stub

Career

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