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Ahmed Hesham

Ahmed Hesham Season 2025-26

Sabre
6-3Sophomore
Royal House Language School
Basic Info
Height6-3
ClassSophomore
HometownCairo, Egypt
Before Notre DameRoyal House Language School

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • 2026 NCAA Sabre champion
  • 2025 NCAA Sabre bronze medalist
  • 2025, 2026 First Team All-America
  • 2026 ACC Men's Sabre champion
  • 2025 ACC Men's Sabre silver medalist
  • 2026 ACC Men's Sabre Fencer of the Year
  • 2026 USFCA National Collegiate Men's Sabre Athlete of the Year
  • 2025 NCAA Midwest Regional sabre runner-up
  • 2025 All-Midwest Region First Team
  • 2025, 2026 All-ACC Academic Team
  • 2025, 2026 ACC Academic Honor Roll

TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • 2026 NCAA Men's National Champion
  • 2025 NCAA National Champion
  • 2026 ACC Men's Champion
  • 2025 ACC Men's Champion

AS A SOPHOMORE (2025-26)

  • Finished with an overall sabre bout record of 53-10
  • Won the NCAA sabre championship, going 21-4 at the NCAA Championships — winning the semifinal 15-10 over Harvard's Colin Heathcock and the final 15-12 over St. John's Adham Moataz
  • Won the individual sabre title at the ACC Championships
  • Named ACC Men's Sabre Fencer of the Year and USFCA National Collegiate Men's Sabre Athlete of the Year
  • Earned First Team All-America honors
  • Went 14-3 at the NCAA Midwest Regional and 12-3 at the St. John's Super Cup
  • Posted a 6-0 mark at the Laurence Schiller Duals

AS A FRESHMAN (2024-25)

  • Finished with an overall sabre bout record of 57-14
  • Finished third in sabre at the NCAA Championships, going 18-5, to earn First Team All-America honors — going 18-4 in the round robin before falling 11-15 in the semifinal to St. John's Darii Lukashenko
  • Earned silver in sabre at the ACC Championships
  • Finished second at the NCAA Midwest Regional and earned All-Midwest Region First Team honors
  • Went 13-2 at the Elite Invitational and 8-1 at the Ron Miller Invitational

AS AN INDIVIDUAL

  • Won the Division I Men's Sabre title at the 2026 USA Fencing Summer Nationals
  • Won individual gold in sabre at the 2026 African Championships in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, representing Egypt
  • Won individual gold in sabre at the 2025 African Championships in Lagos, Nigeria, representing Egypt
  • Won individual bronze at the 2025 Senior World Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia, representing Egypt
  • Won individual bronze at the 2025 Orléans Grand Prix, representing Egypt
  • Won individual bronze at the 2026 Tunis Grand Prix, representing Egypt
  • Won team gold in sabre at the 2026 African Championships in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, representing Egypt
  • Won team gold in sabre at the 2025 African Championships in Lagos, Nigeria, representing Egypt
  • Finished sixth in Senior Men's Sabre at the 2026 Oran World Cup, representing Egypt
  • Competed at the 2026 Senior World Championships in Hong Kong, representing Egypt
  • Ranked World No. 7 in senior men's sabre (2026-27)
Ahmed Hesham

Junior
2026-27

Sabre
6-3 / -
Ahmed Hesham

Sophomore
2024-25

Sabre
6-3 / -