Alexander Massialas

Massialas at the2013 World Fencing Championships
Personal information
Born	(1994-04-20)April 20, 1994 (age 31) San Francisco,California, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[3][4]
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)[3]
Website	alexandermassialas.com
Fencing career
Sport	Fencing
Country	United States
Weapon	Foil
Hand	right-handed
National coach	Greg Massialas
FIE ranking	No. 8 (Men's foil)[1][2]
Medal record Men'sfoil Representingthe United States Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 2020 Tokyo Team World Championships 2019 Budapest Team 2013 Budapest Team 2015 Moscow Individual 2017 Leipzig Team 2018 Wuxi Team 2022 Cairo Team 2025 Tbilisi Team Pan American Championships 2009 San Salvador Team 2010 San José Team 2011 Reno, Nevada Team 2012 Cancún Team 2013 Cartagena Team 2015 Santiago Team 2016 Panama City Individual 2016 Panama City Team 2017 Montreal Team 2018 Havana Team 2019 Toronto Team 2022 Asunción Individual 2022 Asunción Team 2023 Lima Team 2024 Lima Team 2025 Rio de Janeiro Individual 2011 Reno, Nevada Individual 2012 Cancún Individual 2014 San José Individual 2015 Santiago Individual 2017 Montreal Individual 2010 San José Individual 2018 Havana Individual 2019 Toronto Individual 2023 Lima Individual 2024 Lima Individual Youth Olympic Games 2010 Singapore Individual

Alexander Chen Massialas (Chinese:陳海翔;pinyin:Chén Hǎixiáng;/ˌmɑːsiˈɑːlɪs/MAH-see-AH-liss; born April 20, 1994)^[5] is an American right-handedfoilfencer.^[6] He is a two-timeNCAA champion, 11-time team Pan American champion, two-time individual Pan American champion, and 2019 team world champion who is currently the fencing coach for theStanford Cardinal.

A four-timeOlympian, Massialas first competed in the2012 London Olympic Games, where he was the youngest male athlete representing the United States.^[7] He later won theOlympic silver medal at the2016 Summer Olympics Individual Men's Foil competition and is a two-time team Olympic bronze medalist, first at the2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro for men's team foil and then at the2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics for men's team foil.

Massialas was born and raised inSan Francisco,California,^[8] to aTaiwanese American mother and a father of Greek descent.^[9] His mother, Chwan-Hui Chen,^[10] immigrated fromTaiwan to attend graduate school in the United States, where she studied piano andpedagogy.^[11][12] Massialas' maternal grandfather ran a Taiwanese company, King Chong Hong (Chinese: 慶昌行), which imported Asian ingredients and utensils to the U.S.^[13] In 2021, Massialas recalled in an interview, "I have always been extremely proud of my Taiwanese heritage and I jump at any opportunity to return to Taiwan".^[13]

Massialas' father,Greg Massialas, fenced for the United States in the1984 and1988 Summer Olympics, and has coached the American national foil team. Massialas' sister,Sabrina, is also an Olympic fencer.

Frompre-kindergarten toeighth grade,^[13] Massialas was enrolled in theChinese American International School inSan Francisco, California, where he began fencing as a child.^[14] After graduating from theDrew School,^[14] he attendedStanford University, where he earned aBachelor of Science (B.S.) degree inmechanical engineering in 2017.^[15] In July 2023, Massialas worked at MHC Engineers, a mechanical engineering firm owned by his maternal uncle, Meng Hsiu-Chen.^[7]

After he showed spontaneous interest at an early age, his father made him wait until he was seven years old to begin training.^[16]

An athletic child, Massialas played soccer and made the basketball and the swimming teams atDrew School. He enrolled atStanford University on a fencing scholarship in the fall of 2012.^[17] He closed his freshman season by winning the 2013NCAA title in individual men's foil.^[18] He repeated this feat in 2015, after falling to David Willette in 2014's semifinal round.^[19][20]

In July 2024, Massialas was named the head fencing coach for theStanford Cardinal.^[15]

Year	Location	Event	Position
2016	Rio de Janeiro,Brazil	Individual Men's Foil	2nd[21]
2016	Rio de Janeiro,Brazil	Team Men's Foil	3rd[22]
2021	Tokyo,Japan	Team Men's Foil	3rd[23]

Year	Location	Event	Position
2013	Budapest,Hungary	Team Men's Foil	2nd[24]
2015	Moscow,Russia	Individual Men's Foil	2nd[25]
2017	Leipzig,Germany	Team Men's Foil	2nd[26]
2018	Wuxi,China	Team Men's Foil	2nd[27]
2019	Budapest,Hungary	Team Men's Foil	1st[28]
2022	Cairo,Egypt	Team Men's Foil	2nd[29]
2025	Tbilisi,Georgia	Team Men's Foil	2nd[30]

Date	Location	Event	Position
2013-03-04	St. Petersburg,Russia	Individual Men's Foil	2nd[31]
2014-05-03	Tokyo,Japan	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[32]
2015-03-13	Havana,Cuba	Individual Men's Foil	2nd[33]
2016-06-03	Shanghai,China	Individual Men's Foil	1st[34]
2016-12-02	Turin,Italy	Individual Men's Foil	2nd[35]
2017-03-17	Long Beach,California	Individual Men's Foil	2nd[36]
2017-12-01	Turin,Italy	Individual Men's Foil	1st[37]
2020-02-07	Turin,Italy	Individual Men's Foil	2nd[38]
2023-05-19	Shanghai,China	Individual Men's Foil	1st[39]

Date	Location	Event	Position
2010-05-29	Montreal,Canada	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[40]
2011-05-20	Seoul,South Korea	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[41]
2012-01-27	Paris,France	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[42]
2013-02-22	A Coruña,Spain	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[43]
2014-04-25	Seoul,South Korea	Individual Men's Foil	1st[44]
2015-01-16	Paris,France	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[45]
2015-11-06	Tokyo,Japan	Individual Men's Foil	1st[46]
2017-01-20	Paris,France	Individual Men's Foil	1st[47]
2018-02-09	Bonn,Germany	Individual Men's Foil	2nd[48]
2019-03-01	Cairo,Egypt	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[49]
2020-02-21	Cairo,Egypt	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[50]
2023-05-07	Acapulco,Mexico	Team Men's Foil	1st[51]
2023-11-10	Istanbul,Turkey	Individual Men's Foil	1st[52]
2023-12-09	Tokoname,Japan	Individual Men's Foil	1st[53]
2024-11-22	Tunis,Tunisia	Individual Men's Foil	1st[54]
2024-11-24	Tunis,Tunisia	Team Men's Foil	2nd[55]
2024-12-06	Takasaki,Japan	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[56]
2024-12-08	Takasaki,Japan	Team Men's Foil	2nd[57]
2025-01-10	Paris,France	Individual Men's Foil	2nd[58]
2025-01-12	Paris,France	Team Men's Foil	3rd[59]
2025-05-02	Vancouver,Canada	Individual Men's Foil	1st[60]
2025-05-04	Vancouver,Canada	Team Men's Foil	1st[61]

Year	Location	Event	Position
2009	San Salvador,El Salvador	Team Men's Foil	1st[62]
2010	San José,Costa Rica	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[63]
2010	San José,Costa Rica	Team Men's Foil	1st[64]
2011	Reno,Nevada	Individual Men's Foil	2nd[65]
2011	Reno,Nevada	Team Men's Foil	1st[66]
2012	Cancún,Mexico	Individual Men's Foil	2nd[67]
2012	Cancún,Mexico	Team Men's Foil	1st[68]
2013	Cartagena,Colombia	Team Men's Foil	1st[69]
2014	San José,Costa Rica	Individual Men's Foil	2nd[70]
2015	Santiago,Chile	Individual Men's Foil	2nd[71]
2015	Santiago,Chile	Team Men's Foil	1st[72]
2016	Panama City,Panama	Individual Men's Foil	1st[73]
2016	Panama City,Panama	Team Men's Foil	1st[74]
2017	Montreal,Canada	Individual Men's Foil	2nd[75]
2017	Montreal,Canada	Team Men's Foil	1st[76]
2018	Havana,Cuba	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[77]
2018	Havana,Cuba	Team Men's Foil	1st[78]
2019	Toronto,Canada	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[79]
2019	Toronto,Canada	Team Men's Foil	1st[80]
2022	Asunción,Paraguay	Individual Men's Foil	1st[81]
2022	Asunción,Paraguay	Team Men's Foil	1st[82]
2023	Lima,Peru	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[83]
2023	Lima,Peru	Team Men's Foil	1st[84]
2024	Lima,Peru	Individual Men's Foil	3rd[85]
2024	Lima,Peru	Team Men's Foil	1st[86]
2025	Rio de Janeiro,Brazil	Individual Men's Foil	1st[87]

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