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Jonathan Tiomkin (known as "Jon"; born July 12, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Olympic foil fencer.
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Born | Brooklyn, New York, United States | July 12, 1979||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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Tiomkin began fencing when he was a freshman at Hewlett High School in Hewlett, New York.
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]
Tiomkin won that national title in foil in 1999 and 2003, and placed second in 2004.[5]
At the 2003 Pan American Games, he won a gold medal in the team foil event and silver in individual foil.[5]
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]
Tiomkin won the bronze medal in the 2005 Shanghai World Cup.[7]
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]
Tiomkin, who is Jewish, fenced in the 2001 Maccabiah Games, winning team silver medals in épée and foil.[10]
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