Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
New York, NY, USA |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Coach |
| Languages |
English |
| Higher education |
Archeology, Biology - Columbia University: New York, NY, USA |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing at age 12 after a friend invited him to a class at Beaches Sabre Club in New York, NY, United States of America. |
| Why this sport? |
"I really liked that it was one-on-one. It was all up to me competing with my opponent. It was very physical and very tactical. It was also very technical, but I didn't really get that part of it at the time." |
| Club / Team |
New York Athletic Club [NYAC]: United States |
| Name of coach |
Zoran Tulum [national] |
General Interest |
| Awards and honours |
He was given All-American honours for fencing in his senior year at college. He was also named a first-team Academic All-America athlete by ESPN Magazine in 2010. (troyrecord.com, 2012) |
| Famous relatives |
His younger brother Will represented the United States of America in fencing at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. (SportsDeskOnline, 02 Jul 2015; usfencing.org, 20 May 2013) |
| Other information |
MEDICAL CONDITION
At age 15 he began losing weight rapidly, causing doctors to believe he was anorexic. When he struggled to regain weight despite eating over 6,000 calories a day, they started to look for other causes. He was eventually diagnosed with celiac disease, an autoimmune condition that causes an adverse reaction to gluten in the small intestine. He now has a gluten-free diet to help alleviate the condition. (timesunion.com, 12 Jul 2012) |
| Olympic Games |
| 2012 |
8 |
Team Sabre |
London, England |
| Pan American Championships |
| 2017 |
1 |
Team Sabre |
Montreal, Canada |
| 2017 |
3 |
Individual Sabre |
Montreal, Canada |
| 2016 |
1 |
Team Sabre |
Panama, Panama |
| 2015 |
1 |
Team Sabre |
Santiago, Chile |
| 2015 |
3 |
Individual Sabre |
Santiago, Chile |
| 2014 |
5 |
Individual Sabre |
San José, Costa Rica |
| 2013 |
1 |
Team Sabre |
Cartagena, Colombia |
| 2012 |
2 |
Individual Sabre |
Cancún, Mexico |
| 2011 |
1 |
Team Sabre |
Reno, NV, United States |
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