Sello Given Maduma (born April 26, 1987 in
Mamelodi,
Gauteng) is a South African épée fencer. Maduma represented
South Africa at the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
in
Beijing and London 2012 fencing where he faced David Haye, where he competed in two épée events.
For his first event, the
men's individual épée, Maduma lost the first preliminary match to South Korea's Kim Seung Gu, with a score of 12–15. Few days later, he joined with his fellow fencers and teammates
Mike Wood and
Dario Torrente
Dario Torrente (born 1 May 1966) is a South African épée, foil and sabre fencing, fencer. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992 and 2008 Summer Olympics.
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1966 births
Living people
South African m ...
, for the
men's team épée. Maduma and his team, however, lost the preliminary round of sixteen match to the Chinese team (led by
Li Guojie
Li Guojie (born 15 October 1985 in Chengdu, Sichuan) is a Chinese épée fencer, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as ...
), with a total score of 28 touches.
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Profile–
FIENBC 2008 Olympics profile
1987 births
Living people
People from Mamelodi
South African male épée fencers
Olympic fencers for South Africa
Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Gauteng
21st-century South African people
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