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| GRENCH Eileen |
| NOC |
Panama
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| Gender | Women |
| Born |
05 Aug 1986
in Washington, DC, USA
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| Height | 1.52 m |
| Weight | 59 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
| Marital status |
Married |
| Family |
Husband Joaquin Tobar |
| Residence |
Palo Alto, CA, USA |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
English, French, Russian, Spanish |
| Higher education |
International Relations, International Studies, Latin American Studies - Ohio State University: Columbus, OH, USA |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing at age 14. |
| Why this sport? |
As a teenager, her family moved to Davis, CA, United States of America, because of her father's job. Walking through the city one day, she found a fencing club by chance and decided she would like to try it. She also played football, and at age 16 she had to decide between the two sports. She chose fencing because she had been getting good results in youth competitions. |
| Name of coach |
Alexander Lepeshinski [personal] |
| Training Regime |
She trains for up to six hours a day, six days a week. |
| Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Eileen la Panamena (prensa.com, 19 Jul 2015) |
| Hero / Idol |
Panamanian fencer Jessika Jimenez, US fencer Sada Jacobson. (mujer.com.pa, 01 Jul 2016) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Face your path with courage. Do not fear the criticism of others. And above all, do not be paralysed by your own criticism." [Paulo Coelho] (Facebook page, 20 Mar 2016) |
| Awards and honours |
She was named flag bearer for Panama at the closing ceremony of the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada. (rpctv.com, 10 Jun 2015) |
| Famous relatives |
Her husband Joaquin Tobar represented El Salvador in fencing at the 2015 Pan American Championships in Santiago de Chile, Chile. (SportsDeskOnline, 30 Jun 2015; critica.com.pa, 29 Dec 2014) |
| Other information |
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a master's degree in journalism at Columbia University in New York, NY, United States of America. (Facebook profile, 21 Apr 2017)
HERITAGE
Her father is from the United States of America and her mother is from Panama. (elsiglo.com, 23 Feb 2016; prensa.com, 19 Jul 2015) |
| Pan American Championship |
| 2011 |
5 |
Individual Sabre |
Reno, NV, United States |
| 2009 |
3 |
Individual Sabre |
San Salvador, El Salvador |
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