Jonathan Tiomkin
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Jonathan Tiomkin (known as "Jon"; born July 12, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American foil fencer.
Fencing career
High School
Tiomkin began fencing when he was a freshman at Hewlett High School. He defeated the team captain on the first day of practice.[1]
NCAA Championships
Fencing for St. John's University, Tiomkin won the bronze medal in foil at the 1999 NCAA Championships,[2] and was a 1st-team All-American.[3] In 2001 he came in 6th.[4] He won the silver medal in 2002.[5]
National competitions
Tiomkin won that national title in foil in 1999 and 2003, and placed second in 2004.[1]
Pan American Games
At the 2003 Pan American Games, he won a gold medal in the team foil event and silver in individual foil.[1]
World Championships
His individual result at the world championships was 64th in 2001 and 2003, 52nd in 2002,[6] and 45th in 2006. His best team result was 9th in 2003.[1]
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.[1][8] In the team foil event, the US team reached the semifinals, and finished in 4th place.[1][9]
Maccabiah Games
Tiomkin, who is Jewish, fenced in the 16th Maccabiah Games in 2001, 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.[2]
- Enjoys cliff-diving, skydiving, and pool diving.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jon Tiomkin (1979 - )". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- 1 2 careym (March 31, 1976). "ST. JOHN'S FENCING 2000". Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Observer Newspaper – Sports". Nd.edu. March 22, 2001. Archived from the original on March 1, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20020223154137/http://www.fansonly.com/schools/nd/sports/c-fenc/spec-rel/012602aaa.html
- ↑ http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:gawN7Vl2xLsJ:www.southwestfencing.org/01-02/ncaafencing2002NCAA2002.html+Jonathan+Tiomkin+2002+ncaa&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=11&gl=us
- ↑ http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:X6t3A3CS6dIJ:www.fencing.net/forums/thread2088.html+%22jonathan+tiomkin%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=25&gl=us
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Jonathan Tiomkin Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20050317162700/www.codycafe.com/Pictures/detail.asp?iData=100&iCat=1418&iChannel=3&nChannel=Pictures
- ↑ "Elite Athletes: Jonathan Tiomkin". Maccabi World Union. Retrieved 11 September 2015.