Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Truro Fencing Club: England |
General Interest |
| Most influential person in career |
Coach Jon Salfield. (baku2015.com, 23 Jun 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Jon Salfield [club, national] |
| Handedness |
Right |
| Training Regime |
He has three set training sessions a week, alongside gym work and extra sparring practice. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport at age nine. |
General Interest |
| Other information |
RETURN HOME
In 2017 he returned to England after spending the previous two years living and training in Budapest, Hungary. "As much as I will miss Hungary, I'm really excited to be back in the UK surrounded by my friends and family. And I can't wait to be back working on a daily basis with my coach and fencing maestro since my very first fencing session, Jon Salfield." (Instagram profile, 12 Jun 2018)
COACHING
He is a level two sabre fencing coach, and has worked at the Paul Davis Fencing Academy in Hertfordshire, England. (bfaeastern.org, 15 Apr 2018)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has served as chair of British Fencing's senior athlete representative panel. (britishfencing.com, 23 Jul 2020) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Competing in front of a home crowd at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (baku2015.com, 23 Jun 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
"When I was young, I always tried any sport I could. I fell in love with fencing from the first day. I knew it was the sport for me." |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
English |
General Interest |
| Ambitions |
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (pianetascherma.com, 23 Jun 2018) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"There is absolutely no substitution for hard work." (GuernseySports YouTube channel, 04 Sep 2012) |
| Famous relatives |
His partner Kate Beardmore represented Great Britain in fencing at the world championships in 2018 and 2019. (Kate Beardmore Instagram profile, 23 Jun 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 19 Mar 2021) |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
Partner Kate Beardmore |
