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Nick Itkin
Born (1999-10-09) October 9, 1999 (age 25)
Los Angeles, California, United States
NationalityUnited States American
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm) [1]
Weight157 lb (71 kg) [1]
Sport
CountryUnited States United States
WeaponFoil
Handright-handed
ClubLos Angeles International Fencing Center[2]
Head coachMichael Itkin
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Men's foil
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cairo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Cairo Individual
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Verona Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Verona Team
Pan American Fencing Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Toronto Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Asunción Individual
US National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 St. Louis Individual
Gold medal – first place 2018 Philadelphia Individual
NCAA Fencing Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Cleveland Individual
Gold medal – first place 2018 State College Individual

Nick Itkin (born October 9, 1999) is an American right-handed foil fencer, two-time NCAA champion, 2022 team Pan American champion, and 2021 team Olympic bronze medalist.[3]

Itkin is a 2018 individual junior world champion and won a bronze medal in individual men's foil at the 2022 senior World Fencing Championships in Cairo, Egypt.

Early life

Itkin was born in Pacific Palisades, California, grew up in Los Angeles, and is Jewish.[4] His parents are Michael ("Misha"; a fencing coach) and Tatiana (a former rhythmic gymnast, and current coach).[5][6][7] His older sister Julia competed in rhythmic gymnastics for the US national team.[7] He attended Palisades High School, graduating in 2017.[7]

Fencing career

2015-19; Junior World Champion

Itkin trains under his father at Los Angeles International Fencing Center, which his father founded in 2003.[6] In 2015, he was a Cadet Junior Olympics bronze medalist, and in 2016 he was a Cadet Pan American Championships gold medalist.[8] In 2017 he was a Junior Pan American Championships silver medalist.[8]

At the 2018 Junior World Fencing Championships in Verona, Italy, Itkin won the gold medal in foil.[4] He defeated future world silver medalist Tommaso Marini of Italy in the final.[9] He also won a team bronze medal at the championships.[1] When he then also won consecutive NCAA Fencing Championships in foil, in 2018 and 2019 as he fenced for the University of Notre Dame where he studied political science, he decided to pursue fencing at the senior level.[8][10][11] In 2018 he became the first American fencer to win gold medals at all three of the NCAA Fencing Championships, the US National Fencing championships, and the Junior World Fencing Championship in the same year.[12][13] In 2019 he also won a team gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Fencing Championships in Toronto, Canada.[14]

2020-present; Olympic bronze medalist, and World Championship bronze medalist

Itkin won the gold medal at a 2020 World Cup in Paris, becoming the youngest top-10 foil fencer in the world.[6] Among other victories, in the competition he defeated the reigning world champion and world # 3 Enzo Lefort of France, and the reigning Olympic champion Daniele Garozzo of Italy.[15]

In 2021, Itkin won the US National Championship in foil, in Philadelphia.[6]

At the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, at 21 years of age, Itkin won a bronze medal with Team USA in the men’s team foil competition.[16][5] He came in 12th in the individual men's foil competition at the Olympics.[1] At the 2022 Pan American Fencing Championships in Asunción, Paraguay, he won a team gold medal, and an individual bronze medal.[17]

Itkin won an individual bronze medal in men's foil at the 2022 World Fencing Championships in Cairo, Egypt.[13] In the competition, he defeated among others world # 6 Takahiro Shikine of Japan and former world champion and current world # 3 Alessio Foconi of Italy, before losing to the reigning world champion Enzo Lefort of France by a score of 15-14.[13]

Medal record

Olympic Games

Year Location Event Position
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan Team Men's Foil 3rd[18]

World Championship

Year Location Event Position
2022 Egypt Cairo, Egypt Individual Men's Foil 3rd[19]
2022 Egypt Cairo, Egypt Team Men's Foil 2nd[20]

Pan American Championship

Year Location Event Position
2022 Paraguay Asunción, Paraguay Individual Men's Foil 3rd[21]
2022 Paraguay Asunción, Paraguay Team Men's Foil 1st[22]

Grand Prix

Date Location Event Position
2019-05-17 China Shanghai, China Individual Men's Foil 2nd[23]

World Cup

Date Location Event Position
2018-11-09 Germany Bonn, Germany Individual Men's Foil 3rd[24]
2020-01-10 France Paris, France Individual Men's Foil 1st[25]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Nick Itkin; Foil Fencing," Team USA.
  2. ^ "Nick Itkin". The International Fencing Federation.
  3. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Bloom, Nate (August 16, 2021). "A fairly comprehensive list of Diaspora Jews at the Tokyo Olympics". The Jewish Standard/Times of Israel.
  5. ^ a b Faygie Holt (August 11, 2021). "Jewish Athletes Made Their Marks at Olympics". San Diego Jewish World.
  6. ^ a b c d David Wharton (July 18, 2021). "SoCal phenom Nick Itkin could help Americans win first Olympic team fencing title". Los Angeles Times.
  7. ^ a b c Sue Pascoe (July 22, 2021). "PaliHi Grad Nick Itkin, a Fencer, Will Compete in the Olympics". Circling the News.
  8. ^ a b c "Nick Itkin". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. July 9, 2018.
  9. ^ Henneman, Kristen (April 7, 2018). "Nick Itkin Wins Junior World Championships, Team USA Claims Three Foil Medals". USA Fencing.
  10. ^ David Wharton (July 18, 2021). "SoCal phenom Nick Itkin could help Americans win first Olympic team fencing title". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  11. ^ Bloom, Nate (August 3, 2021). "Meet the Olympic Members of the Tribe". Detroit Jewish News.
  12. ^ Igor Chirashnya (August 2, 2020). "2020 Olympic Talk with Top Ranked Foilist Nick Itkin". Academy of Fencing Masters Blog.
  13. ^ a b c Ethan Olson (July 20, 2022). "Foil Fencer Nick Itkin Wins First World Championships Medal In Cairo," Team USA.
  14. ^ Perelman, Rich (July 7, 2019). "Fencing: U.S. finishes with five of six team titles in Pan American Championships". The Sports Examiner.
  15. ^ Henneman, Kristen (January 15, 2020). "Nick Itkin, Team USA Sweep the Golds at the Paris World Cup". USA Fencing.
  16. ^ "Nick Itkin joins U.S. foil fencing greats to win world championships medal". July 20, 2022.
  17. ^ Wendell, Bryan (June 9, 2022). "Team USA Finishes Atop Medal Table With Seven Golds at 2022 Pan American Senior Championships in Paraguay". USA Fencing.
  18. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". The International Fencing Federation. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  19. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  20. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  21. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  22. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  23. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  24. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  25. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved September 14, 2021.


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