Fencing

Adrien Thein-Sandler

Athlete Bio#

Age

25

Hometown

Topanga, CA

Education

Sophomore environmental science and public policy major at Harvard, Graduate of Crossroads School

Club: LA International Fencing
Coaches: Eric Hansen and Gamal Mahmoud
Family: Parents William Thein and Sharon Sandler, sister Anya Thein-Sandler
Hobbies: Hiking/backpacking, road-cycling, surfing, reading, playing guitar and building outdoor sculptures
How He Started Fencing: Birthday gift from his parents after he saw the fencing scene in "The Parent Trap."
Favorite Fencing Memory: The 2016 Junior and Cadet World Championships
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 4 (Junior)
Junior World Championship Teams: 2019
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2016 (Bronze)
Results

2019

  • Fifth - January North American Cup (Junior)
  • Seventh - Belgrade Junior World Cup
  • 11th - January North American Cup (Division I)
  • 15th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
  • 32nd - Junior World Championships

2018

  • Bronze - July Challenge (Division I)
  • 36th - November North American Cup (Junior)
  • 36th - January North American Cup (Division I)
  • 42nd - October North American Cup (Division I)
  • 51st - Riga Junior World Cup

2017

  • Sixth - November North American Cup (Junior)
  • Sixth - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
  • 12th - July Challenge (Junior)
  • 30th - December North American Cup (Division I)
  • 57th - October North American Cup (Division I)
  • 59th - January North American Cup (Junior)

2016

  • Gold - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
  • Bronze - Cadet World Championships
  • Bronze - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
  • Sixth - November North American Cup (Junior)
  • 11th - January North American Cup (Division I)
  • 24th - December North American Cup (Division I)
  • 25th - January North American Cup (Junior)
  • 26th - October North American Cup (Division I)
  • 34th - July Challenge (Division I)
  • 36th - Basel Junior World Cup
  • 38th - Bratislava Cadet European Cup
  • 43rd - Luxembourg Junior World Cup

2015

  • Gold - October North American Cup (Cadet)
  • Bronze - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
  • Fifth - Copenhagen Cadet European Cup (Team)
  • Seventh - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Team)
  • Ninth - November North American Cup (Cadet)
  • Ninth - July Challenge (Cadet)
  • 10th - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Individual)
  • 15th - Helsinki Cadet European Cup
  • 18th - Copenhagen Cadet European Cup (Individual)
  • 23rd - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
  • 44th - January North American Cup (Junior)
  • 58th - October North American Cup (Division I)
  • 62nd - November North American Cup (Junior)

2014

  • Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
  • Fifth - March North American Cup (Y14)
  • Sixth - October North American Cup (Cadet)
  • 12th - July North American Cup (Cadet)
  • 16th - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup
  • 19th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
  • 57th - Copenhagen Cadet European Cup
  • 59th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)

2013

  • Eighth - October North American Cup (Y14)
  • Ninth - January North American Cup (Y14)
  • Ninth - October North American Cup (Division II)
  • 10th - October North American Cup (Cadet)
  • 28th - April North American Cup (Y14)
  • 42nd - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
  • 57th - July North American Cup (Cadet)
  • 64th - July North American Cup (Junior)

2012

  • Sixth - April North American Cup (Y12)
  • Seventh - USA Fencing National Championships (Y12)
  • 52nd - April North American Cup (Y14)
  • 59th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)

2011

  • 26th - North American Cup E (Y12)

2010

  • 11th - North American Cup G (Y10)

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