Jonathan Tiomkin (known as "Jon"; born July 12, 1979, in

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) is an American Olympic

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fencer.

Fencing career

High school

Tiomkin began fencing when he was a freshman at Hewlett High School in

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. He defeated the team captain on the first day of practice.

NCAA Championships

Fencing for St. John's University, Tiomkin won the bronze medal in foil at the 1999

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Championships, and was a 1st-team All-American. In 2001 he came in 6th. He won the silver medal in 2002.

National competitions

Tiomkin won that national title in foil in 1999 and 2003, and placed second in 2004.

Pan American Games

At the

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, he won a gold medal in the team foil event and silver in individual foil.

World Championships

His individual results at the World Fencing Championships were 64th at the

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and

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, 52nd at the

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, and 45th at the

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. His best team result was 9th in 2003.

World Cup

Tiomkin won the bronze medal in the 2005 Shanghai World Cup.

Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Tiomkin advanced to the round of 32, where he was defeated 3–15 by the number 1 seed,

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of Italy. In the team foil event, the US team reached the semifinals, and finished in 4th place.

Maccabiah Games

Tiomkin, who is

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, fenced in the

2001 Maccabiah Games The 16th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה16 ישראל תשס"א), the Opening Ceremony was held in Jerusalem at Teddy Stadium, while the re-building process of the Maccabiah bridge collapse, collapsed bridge and investigations into the collap ...

, winning team silver medals in épée and foil.

Miscellaneous

*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

called the Five Towns Fencers Club. *Tiomkin is the son of Reuven and Rebecca Tiomkin. *Enjoys cliff-diving,

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, and pool diving.

References

External links

US Olympic Team bioUS Fencing Media bio
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