Neisser Loyola
Belgian fencer
奈瑟·洛約拉 · 네이세르 로욜라
Neisser Loyola (born 28 July 1998) is a Belgian fencer from Cuban descent. He won a bronze medal in the individual Men's épée at the 2022 World Fencing Championships in Cairo, Egypt. His was only the 8th ever medal for a Belgian fencer since the first official World Fencing Championships in 1937 and the first since 1951.
Thanks to a silver medal at the 2023–24 Fencing World Cup leg in Tbilisi, Georgia in March 2024, he qualified for the individual men's épée at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. At the Olympics, on his 26th birthday, he beat the world number one ranked Hungarian Gergely Siklósi in the 1/8 final but lost on a golden score in extra-time of the 1/4 final to the later bronze medal winner Mohamed El-Sayed.
He won a bronze medal in the individual men's épée at the 2026 European Fencing Championships in Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, France. It was Belgium's first medal at a European championship since 1981.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 European Fencing Championships | 2022 | |
| 2022 World Fencing Championships | 2022 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q112661272 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.