Mona Shaito ( ar, منى شعيتو) (born 12 May 1994) is a Lebanese-American fencer, who along with her brother Zain Shaito, represented

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at the

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held in London. Shaito was born and raised in

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and attended

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, and holds Lebanese-American

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.Dan Hope (2012-06-19
Ohio State fencer named Buckeyes Male Athlete of the Year, headed to London Olympics - Sports - The Lantern - Ohio State University
. The Lantern. Retrieved on 2012-10-11.

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External links

Mona Shaito
profile at

USA Fencing The United States Fencing Association (USFA) is the national governing body for the sport of fencing in the United States. The USFA was founded on April 22, 1891, as the Amateur Fencers League of America (AFLA) by a group of 20 New York City fen ...

Living people 1994 births American people of Lebanese descent American female foil fencers Lebanese female foil fencers Fencers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for Lebanon Fencers at the 2014 Asian Games Fencers at the 2018 Asian Games Lebanese people of Palestinian descent American people of Palestinian descent Sportspeople from Beirut Asian Games competitors for Lebanon Sportspeople of Lebanese descent 21st-century American women {{Lebanon-fencing-bio-stub