- Jonathan Tiomkin
Jonathan Tiomkin (known as "Jon"; born July 12,
1979 , inBrooklyn, New York ) is an Americanfoil fencer.Tiomkin played competitive youth tennis before trying fencing.
Fencing career
High School
Tiomkin took up fencing as a freshman in
Hewlett High School , and defeated the captain of the team on the first day of practice. He didn’t take his fencing very seriously until the summer of his sophomore year, when he was kicked out of a summer camp. As a result, the only activity he was allowed to do was fencing; he began to love the lessons and started to excel by age 17, when he qualified for the Junior National team.NCAA Championships
Fencing for St. John's University, Tiomkin won the bronze medal in foil at the
1999 NCAA Championships, [http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:h7hOTWtinrQJ:archive.stjohns.edu/pls/portal30/sportdev.retreive_img_data%3Fimg_id%3D1286+Jonathan+Tiomkin+brooklyn&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=us] and was a 1st-team All-American. [http://www.nd.edu/~observer/03222001/Sports/4.html] In2001 he came in 6th. [http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:Q92ELTuwyb0J:www.fansonly.com/schools/nd/sports/c-fenc/spec-rel/012602aaa.html+Jonathan+Tiomkin+2002+ncaa&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=14&gl=us] He won the silver medal in2002 . [http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:gawN7Vl2xLsJ:www.southwestfencing.org/01-02/ncaafencing2002NCAA2002.html+Jonathan+Tiomkin+2002+ncaa&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=11&gl=us]National competitions
He was the American foil champion in
1999 and2003 .Tiomkin finished 2nd at the
2004 Nationals toDan Kellner .Pan American Games
He won the team gold and individual silver (losing to
Dan Kellner ) at the2003 Pan American Games .World Championships
His individual result at the world championships was 64th in
2001 and 2003, 52nd in 2002, [http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:X6t3A3CS6dIJ:www.fencing.net/forums/thread2088.html+%22jonathan+tiomkin%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=25&gl=us] and then 45th in2006 , and his best team result was 9th in 2003.World Cup
Tiomkin won the bronze medal in the 2005 Shanghai World Cup. [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]
Olympics
He made his Olympic debut in
Athens in individual and team foil. Tiomkin faced Ben Aziza ofTunisia in the first round (the round of 64) of the2004 Olympic individual foil event. The Tunisian scored the first 2 touches, but Timokin bounced back to win 15-10. He lost in the round of 32 against the number 1 seed, Andrea Cassara ofItaly , 3-15.Tiomkin was a member of the U.S foil team as well, along with Kellner. They beat
Germany 45-43 in the quarterfinals. The U.S was brushed aside by a superior Chinese team 45-35 in the semis, but Timokin was the most impressive American. He beat Wang 7-3, lost 3-5 to Dong, and outscored Wu 7-5. The U.S. missed out on the bronze medal as they lost the decider 45-38 toRussia . Once again he was very solid as he outmaneuvered Moltchan 5-4 and beat Ganeev 7-4, [http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:mIJIU7wid5MJ:www.codycafe.com/Pictures/detail.asp%3FiData%3D100%26iCat%3D1418%26iChannel%3D3%26nChannel%3DPictures+%22jonathan+tiomkin%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=13&gl=us] before losing to Pozdniakov 3-5.Maccabiah Games
Tiomkin, who is
Jewish , fenced in the 16thMaccabiah Games in2001 , winning team silver medals in épée and foil. [http://www.maccabiusa.com/16macc_results.htm]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.*Tiomkin has kept a journal noting every bout he fenced over the last 8 years, in practice and competition.
*He lives in
New York City .*Tiomkin also owns and runs a fencing club in
Woodmere ,New York .*Tiomkin is the son of Reuven and Rebecca Tiomkin. [http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:h7hOTWtinrQJ:archive.stjohns.edu/pls/portal30/sportdev.retreive_img_data%3Fimg_id%3D1286+Jonathan+Tiomkin+brooklyn&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=us]
*Enjoys
cliff diving ,skydiving and pool diving.External links
* [http://www.usoc.org/26_19526.htm+%22jon+tiomkin%22+foil&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=13&gl=us US Olympic Team bio]
* [http://www.fencingmedia.org/viewathlete.asp%3Fname%3Djon_tiomkin+%22jon+tiomkin%22+foil&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us US Fencing Media bio]
* [http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Tiomkin.html Jewish Virtual Library bio]
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