Mohamed Ayoub Ferjani

Mohamed Ayoub Ferjani (born July 27, 1986) is a male foil fencer from Tunisia, African champion in 2013 and 2015. He is the elder brother of sabre fencer Fares Ferjani.[1]

Mohamed Ayoub Ferjani
Personal information
Born	July 27, 1986
Nationality	Tunisian
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Country	Tunisia
Sport	Fencing
Weapon	foil
Hand	right-handed
FIE ranking	current ranking
Medal record African Fencing Championships 2013 Cape Town Individual 2015 Cairo Individual foil 2007 Algiers Individual épée 2007 Algiers Individual épée 2008 Casablanca Individual foil 2009 Dakar Individual épée 2009 Dakar Individual foil 2011 Cairo Individual épée 2014 Cairo Individual foil All-Africa Games 2007 Algiers Individual foil 2007 Algiers Individual épée 2015 Brazzaville Individual foil

Ferjani almost never takes part in Fencing World Cup competitions, but participates in continental championships in both foil and épée. His first significant result was a double bronze medal in épée and foil at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers. He stopped fencing épée in international competitions in 2012. He qualified to represent his country in men's foil at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] He will compete in Rio de Janeiro with his brother Fares, who qualified in men's sabre.

Ferjani teaches fencing in Trappes and Montigny-le-Bretonneux, in the vicinity of Paris. He is also an international referee for foil and was named the second best referee in this weapon in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

References

1. "Ferjani Ayoub". Retrieved 9 July 2016.
2. "Scherma: Arianna Errigo è già una furia. A L'Avana torna in testa nel ranking" (in Italian). OASPORT. Retrieved 9 July 2016.