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Jonathan Tiomkin
American fencer
Jonathan Tiomkin (known as "Jon"; born July 12, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Olympic foil fencer.
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| Born | (1979-07-12) July 12, 1979 (age 44) Brooklyn, New York, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Foil and epee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | St. John's University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fencers Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Simon Gershon and Mikhail Petin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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High school
Tiomkin began fencing when he was a freshman at Hewlett High School in Hewlett, New York.
NCAA Championships
Fencing for St. John's University, Tiomkin won the bronze medal in foil at the 1999 NCAA Championships,[1] and was a 1st-team All-American.[2] In 2001 he came in 6th.[3] He won the silver medal in 2002.[4]
National competitions
Tiomkin won that national title in foil in 1999 and 2003, and placed second in 2004.[5]
Pan American Games
At the 2003 Pan American Games, he won a gold medal in the team foil event and silver in individual foil.[5]
World Championships
His individual results at the World Fencing Championships were 64th at the 2001 World Fencing Championships and 2003 World Fencing Championships, 52nd at the 2002 World Fencing Championships,[6] and 45th at the 2006 World Fencing Championships. His best team result was 9th in 2003.[5]
World Cup
Tiomkin won the bronze medal in the 2005 Shanghai World Cup.[7]
Olympics
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Tiomkin advanced to the round of 32, where he was defeated 3–15 by the number 1 seed, Andrea Cassarà of Italy.[5][8] In the team foil event, the US team reached the semifinals, and finished in 4th place.[5][9]
Maccabiah Games
Tiomkin, who is Jewish, fenced in the 2001 Maccabiah Games, winning team silver medals in épée and foil.[10]
- Tiomkin is a 2002 graduate of St. John's University, where he was a finance major.
- Tiomkin trains at the Fencers Club. His coaches are Simon Gershon and Mikhail Petin.
- He lives in New York City.
- Tiomkin owns and runs a fencing club in Hewlett, New York called the Five Towns Fencers Club.
- Tiomkin is the son of Reuven and Rebecca Tiomkin.[1]
- Enjoys cliff-diving, skydiving, and pool diving.
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- "Observer Newspaper – Sports". Nd.edu. March 22, 2001. Archived from the original on March 1, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- "CBS Sports - News, Live Scores, Schedules, Fantasy Games, Video and more". Archived from the original on 2002-02-23.
- "Jon Tiomkin (1979 - )". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- "Fencing.net Forums". www.fencing.net. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.
- "Jonathan Tiomkin Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
- "Elite Athletes: Jonathan Tiomkin". Maccabi World Union. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2015.