Sherif Farrag is an
Egypt
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ian-
American
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fencer. He represented Egypt at the
2012 Summer Olympics
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in the team foil event. He represented the United States in
World Cup
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competition before switching to Egypt.
Farrag graduated from
Columbia University
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, where he competed on the
Columbia Lions fencing
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team, in 2009.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Egyptian male foil fencers
Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Columbia Lions fencers
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