Nick Itkin

Nick Itkin
Born (1999-10-09) October 9, 1999 (age 24)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm) [1]
Weight157 lb (71 kg) [1]
Sport
Country United States
SportFencing
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
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Individual
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cairo Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Milan Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Cairo Individual
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Individual
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Toronto Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Lima Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Lima Individual
Gold medal – first place 2024 Lima Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Lima Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Asunción Individual
US National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Salt Lake City Individual
Gold medal – first place 2018 Philadelphia Individual
Gold medal – first place 2021 St. Louis Individual
Gold medal – first place 2022 Charlotte Individual
Gold medal – first place 2023 St. Louis Individual
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Plovdiv Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Verona Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Verona Team

Nick Itkin (/ˈɪtkɪn/ IT-kin; born October 9, 1999)[3] is an American foil fencer. He is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist, two-time World Championship individual medalist, 2023 Pan American Games team gold medalist, 2024 Pan American Games team gold medalist, and two-time NCAA individual champion.[4][5]

He earned the foil individual silver medal at the 2023 World Fencing Championships, to become the first U.S. man, and third U.S. fencer overall, to win individual medals at back-to-back World Fencing Championships. Itkin competed in his second Olympic Games representing the United States at the 2024 Paris Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the individual foil competition.

  1. ^ a b "Nick Itkin; Foil Fencing," Team USA.
  2. ^ "Nick Itkin". The International Fencing Federation.
  3. ^ "ITKIN Nick". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "Nick Itkin". The International Fencing Federation. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Nick Itkin keeps climbing with another fencing worlds medal"