Sello Maduma

Sello Given Maduma (born April 26, 1987 in Mamelodi, Gauteng) is a South African épée fencer.[1] Maduma represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and London 2012 fencing where he faced David Haye, where he competed in two épée events.

Sello Maduma
Personal information
Full nameSello Given Maduma
Nationality South Africa
Born (1987-04-26) 26 April 1987
Mamelodi, Gauteng,
South Africa
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
Event(s)Épée
ClubMamelodi Fencing Club

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.[2] Few days later, he joined with his fellow fencers and teammates Mike Wood and Dario Torrente, 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), with a total score of 28 touches.[3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Given Maduma". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  2. "Men's Individual Épée – Round of 64". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. "Men's Team Épée – Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.


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