Fencing

Amanda Pirkowski

Athlete Bio#

Age

22

Hometown

Longwood, FL

Education

Junior at Lake Mary High School

Coach: Julio Diaz
Family: Parents Samantha and Michael Pirkowski
Hobbies: Dancing (dances competitively with Lake Mary High School's Marionette dance team)
How She Started Fencing: Wanted to participate after watching fencing on television during the in London Olympic Games
Favorite Fencing Memory: Standing on the medal podium and hearing the national anthem after winning a gold medal for the United States during her first international fencing tournament, the 2015 Pan American Youth Games in Lima, Peru.
Something People Would Be Surprised to Know: She plays the piano and harp, and she enjoys participating in volunteer service, especially to promote music as a means to overcome disabilities.
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 3 (Cadet), No. 8 (Junior), No. 20 (Senior)
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2019
Results

2019:

  • Silver - Bratislava Cadet European Cup (Team)
  • Bronze - Dijon Junior World Cup (Team)
  • Sixth - Bratislava Cadet European Cup (Individual)
  • 13th - Cadet World Championships
  • 14th - Bratislava Junior World Cup
  • 20th - January North American Cup (Division I)
  • 39th - Dijon Junior World Cup (Individual)

2018:

  • Silver - November North American Cup (Cadet)
  • Bronze - Heidenheim Cadet European Cup (Team)
  • Bronze - October North American Cup (Cadet)
  • Sixth - July Challenge (Junior)
  • Seventh - Heidenheim Cadet European Cup (Individual)
  • Eighth - December North American Cup (Division I)
  • Ninth - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Team)
  • 12th - Krakow Cadet European Cup
  • 17th - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Individual)
  • 24th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
  • 31st - July Challenge (Division I)
  • 32nd - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
  • 33rd - July Challenge (Junior)
  • 39th - October North American Cup (Division I)
  • 47th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
  • 50th - Luxembourg Junior World Cup

2017:

  • Bronze - Espoo Cadet European Cup (Team)
  • Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
  • Fifth - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Team)
  • Fifth - Bratislava Cadet European Cup (Team)
  • Ninth - March North American Cup (Y14)
  • 10th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
  • 12th - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Individual)
  • 12th - March North American Cup (Y14 Foil)
  • 13th - December North American Cup (Division I)
  • 14th - Espoo Cadet European Cup (Individual)
  • 18th - July Challenge (Cadet)
  • 26th - October North American Cup (Division I)
  • 33rd - November North American Cup (Cadet)
  • 33rd - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14 Foil)
  • 38th - July Challenge (Junior)
  • 42nd - November North American Cup (Junior)
  • 42nd - October North American Cup (Cadet)
  • 60th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet Foil)

2016:

  • Silver - Junior Pan American Championships (Team)
  • Silver - Junior Pan American Championships (Team Foil)
  • Fifth - November North American Cup (Y14)
  • Fifth - March North American Cup (Y14)
  • Seventh - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Team)
  • Seventh - November North American Cup (Cadet)
  • Eighth - November North American Cup (Junior)
  • Ninth - Grenoble Cadet European Cup (Team)
  • 13th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14 Foil)
  • 14th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division II Foil)
  • 15th - December North American Cup (Division IA Foil)
  • 18th - Cadet Pan American Championships (Individual Foil)
  • 19th - March North American Cup (Division II Foil)
  • 20th - Junior an American Championships (Individual Foil)
  • 20th - Cadet Pan American Championships (Individual Epee)
  • 23rd - October North American Cup (Cadet)
  • 27th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
  • 29th - July Challenge (Junior)
  • 32nd - USA Fencing National Championships (Division IA)
  • 33rd - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
  • 37th - December North American Cup (Division I)
  • 41st - July Challenge (Cadet)
  • 50th - July Challenge (Division I)
  • 53rd - Grenoble Cadet European Cup (Individual)
  • 56th - March North American Cup (Y14 Foil)
  • 58th - October North American Cup (Division I)
  • 62nd - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Individual)

2015:

  • Gold - Pan American Youth Championships (Youth B Foil)
  • Silver - USA Fencing National Championships (Y12)
  • Bronze - Pan American Youth Championships (Youth B)
  • Bronze - November North American Cup (Cadet)
  • Sixth - October North American Cup (Division II)
  • 12th - November North American Cup (Y14)
  • 13th - Copenhagen Cadet European Cup (Team)
  • 13th - April North American Cup (Y12)
  • 16th - October North American Cup (Cadet)
  • 22nd - Copenhagen Cadet European Cup (Individual)
  • 27th - April North American Cup (Y14)
  • 42nd - USA Fencing National Championships (Y12 Foil)
  • 44th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
  • 47th - April North American Cup (Y12 Foil)

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