Team USA’s Men’s Foil Fencers Aim To Parry Their Way To Gold: “Together, We Are Unstoppable”
All told the foursome each owns at least one Olympic medal, plus a combined 25 world championships medals.
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Athlete Bio#
Height
6'2"
Age
25
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA
Education
University of Notre Dame, Finance
Quick Facts
- Son of Michael Itkin and Tatyana Itkina
Coached by his father Michael Itkin, a former elite fencer from Ukraine
- His mother, Tatyana Itkina, was a former member of Ukraine’s rhythmic gymnastics team and U.S. coach
- His older sister, Julia, was a former U.S. National Team member in rhythmic gymnastics
Hobbies include athletics, economics and music
- He speaks Russian and English
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian; 2-time Olympic medalist (2 bronze)
- Olympic Games Paris 2024, bronze (Individual Foil - Men), 4th (Team Foil - Men)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, bronze (Team Foil - Men), 12th (Individual Foil - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – silver (Individual Foil - Men), 4th (Team Foil - Men)
- Years of participation: Individual Foil - Men 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023; Team Foil - Men 2022, 2023
- Medals: 3 (2 silver, 1 bronze)
- Silver – 2023 (Individual Foil - Men); 2022 (Team Foil - Men)
- Bronze – 2022 (Individual Foil - Men)
Athlete News#
Team USA’s Nick Itkin Wins His First Individual Medal In Men’s Fencing
PARIS — Olympic athletes are good at a lot of things, but losing is not one of them.After three Americans advanced in the round of 16 for men’s individual foil, 24-year-old Nick Itkin was the only U.S. man left standing. After an impressive three-bout ...
Nick Itkin at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020#
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