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