CAI Alex

Canada
Fencing
30 Aug 2000
20
Male
MONTREAL, QC
 
Canada
TORONTO, ON
 
Canada

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
FEN Fencing Men's Foil Individual 36
Men's Foil Team
CAN
Canada
 9

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Makuhari Messe Hall B Green Piste
Men's Foil Individual Table of 64
#18
CAN
CAI ACAI Alex
12
GER
JOPPICH PJOPPICH Peter
15
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall B Blue Piste
Men's Foil Team Table of 16
#2
CAN
Canada
31
GER
Germany
45
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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World Championships
YearLocationFoil Team
2019Budapest, HUN16

Pan American Championships
YearLocationFoil Team
2019Toronto, ON, CAN2

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season since 2016/2017
YearFoil Team
2019/20202 x 17th
2018/20191 x 11th, 1 x 16th

Grand Prix overview - Three best ranks per season since 2016/2017
YearFoil Individual
2020/20211 x 60th

World Cup & Grand Prix - Ten best performances since 2016/2017
RankYearEventCompetitionLocation
112018/2019Foil TeamWorld CupCairo, EGY
162018/2019Foil TeamWorld CupSt. Petersburg, RUS
172019/2020Foil TeamWorld CupTokyo, JPN
172019/2020Foil TeamWorld CupBonn, GER
602020/2021Foil IndividualGrand PrixDoha, QAT

World Junior Championships
YearLocationFoil IndividualFoil Team
2018Verona, ITA7718
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Student
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Anatomy, Biology - McGill University, Montreal, FRA
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English, French
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Club d'escrime Olympia Longueuil [Canada]
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Camus Julien [national]
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Right (fie.org, 26 Mar 2021)
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He began taking fencing lessons at age nine at Toronto Fencing Club in Ontario, Canada. (torontofencing.com, 19 Feb 2018)
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He trains for up to 16 hours a week. (mcgillathletics.ca, 26 May 2021)
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Coach Peter Ho. (torontofencing.com, 19 Feb 2018)
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"I love the independence of the sport and enjoy the sense of competing, but not just the hitting. I like trying to outwit my opponent. Fencing is like physical chess. You need to think a lot in the sport. You can have the best physical traits, like speed and strength, but if you don't use it in the best way it's useless because smarter fencers can pick you apart. You can still succeed even if you're not as physically talented as other fencers. The most important thing is playing smart." (torontofencing.com, 19 Feb 2018)

General Interest

General
BALANCING SPORT AND STUDY
He has combined his attempts to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games with studying at McGill University in Montreal, QC, Canada. "I think pursuing both athletic and academic careers helps ground me and keep me sane. If I were focusing on one career and having a tough time, I would feel a lot of pressure to figure things out. Now, when one is not going well, I don't feel as much pressure as I can lean on the other as a reminder I'm doing alright. It's counter-intuitive but I think by taking on more roles, you can better understand the priorities of each one more clearly. You become less invested in a single focus and can take a broader perspective that encourages adaptation in favour of rigidity. Being a student-athlete also helps you fail fast and move on quickly as there's not much time to mope around when you have to go to practice or prepare for an assessment." (mcgillathletics.ca, 26 May 2021; Online Fencing Games YouTube channel, 08 Aug 2020)

OLYMPIC INSPIRATION
He was inspired to attempt to qualify for the Olympic Games when a member of his fencing club participated at the 2012 Games in London. "One thing I am excited for though is to visit my current [speaking in 2021] and old fencing clubs when I get back from Tokyo [the 2020 Games]. I still remember the feelings of awe and motivation when I was 12 and one of my club's athletes had just returned from the London Olympics in 2012. I hope that I can inspire other kids to be involved in fencing and to help grow the sport in Canada." (mcgillathletics.ca, 26 May 2021)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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