Sherif Farrag is an

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ian-

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fencer. He represented Egypt at the

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in the team foil event. He represented the United States in

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competition before switching to Egypt. Farrag graduated from

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, where he competed on the

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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 {{Egypt-fencing-bio-stub