Jonathan Tiomkin
Personal information
Born (1979-07-12) July 12, 1979
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Sport
SportFencing
Event(s)Foil and epee
College teamSt. John's University
ClubFencers Club
Coached bySimon Gershon and Mikhail Petin
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2003 Santo DomingoTeam Foil
Silver medal – second place2003 Santo DomingoIndividual Foil
Maccabiah Games
Silver medal – second place2001 IsraelTeam Foil
Silver medal – second place2001 IsraelTeam Epee

Jonathan Tiomkin (known as "Jon"; born July 12, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Olympic foil fencer.

Fencing career

High school

Tiomkin began fencing when he was a freshman at Hewlett High School in Hewlett, New York.

NCAA Championships

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]

National competitions

Tiomkin won that national title in foil in 1999 and 2003, and placed second in 2004.[5]

Pan American Games

At the 2003 Pan American Games, he won a gold medal in the team foil event and silver in individual foil.[5]

World Championships

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]

World Cup

Tiomkin won the bronze medal in the 2005 Shanghai World Cup.[7]

Olympics

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]

Maccabiah Games

Tiomkin, who is Jewish, fenced in the 2001 Maccabiah Games, winning team silver medals in épée and foil.[10]

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 Hewlett, New York called the Five Towns Fencers Club.
  • Tiomkin is the son of Reuven and Rebecca Tiomkin.[1]
  • Enjoys cliff-diving, skydiving, and pool diving.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 careym (March 31, 1976). "ST. JOHN'S FENCING 2000". Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Observer Newspaper – Sports". Nd.edu. March 22, 2001. Archived from the original on March 1, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ "CBS Sports - News, Live Scores, Schedules, Fantasy Games, Video and more". Archived from the original on 2002-02-23.
  4. ↑ https://www.southwestfencing.org/01-02/ncaafencing2002NCAA2002.html%5B%5D
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jon Tiomkin (1979 - )". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Fencing.net Forums". www.fencing.net. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.
  7. ↑ http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:-AOI-vTPxbsJ:www.fencing.net/content/view/403/27/+%22jonathan+tiomkin%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=24&gl=us%5B%5D
  8. ↑ "Jonathan Tiomkin Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  9. ↑ Cody Cafe » Pictures » Sports & Outdoors » Athens Summer Olympics 2004 » U.S. Jonathan Tiomkin
  10. ↑ "Elite Athletes: Jonathan Tiomkin". Maccabi World Union. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
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