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Ethan Kushnerik

Athlete Bio#

Age

21

Hometown

Brooklyn, NY

Education

Junior at York Prep High School

Clubs: New York Athletic Club and New York Fencing Academy 
Coaches: Dr. Aladar Kogler and Misha Mokretsov
Family: Three older brothers and one younger sister
Hobbies: Fencing, rock climbing and playing chess
How He Started Fencing: His father introduced him to the sport at nine and he's loved it ever since
Something People Would be Surprised to Know: He is dyslexic
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 1 (Cadet), No. 8 (Junior), No. 22 (Senior)
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2020
Results

2020:

  • Gold - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
  • Bronze - January North American Cup (Division I)
  • Seventh - Bratislava Cadet European Cup
  • Eighth - January North American Cup (Junior)
  • 15th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)

2019:

  • Gold - Cadet Pan American Championships
  • Silver - Bratislava Cadet European Cup (Team)
  • Bronze - October North American Cup (Cadet)
  • Seventh - Grenoble Cadet European Cup (Team)
  • Seventh - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
  • 16th - Budapest Cadet European Cup (Team)
  • 19th - Grenoble Cadet European Cup (Individual)
  • 20th - July Challenge (Junior)
  • 34th - November North American Cup (Junior)
  • 39th - Budapest Cadet European Cup (Individual)
  • 42nd - July Challenge (Cadet)
  • 51st - December North American Cup (Division I)

2018:

  • gold - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Team)
  • Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
  • Gold - March North American Cup (Y14)
  • Silver - July Challenge (Cadet)
  • Fifth - Bonn Cadet European Cup (Team)
  • 11th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
  • 18th - Bonn Cadet European Cup (Individual)
  • 22nd - November North American Cup (Cadet)
  • 29th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
  • 30th - July Challenge (Junior)
  • 34th - October North American Cup (Cadet)
  • 44th - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Individual)
  • 58th - November North American Cup (Junior)
  • 63rd - December North American Cup (Division I)
  • 64th - January North American Cup (Division I)

2017:

  • Bronze - November North American Cup (Y14)
  • Fourth - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Team)
  • Seventh - Espoo Cadet European Cup (Individual)
  • Seventh - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
  • Eighth - Espoo Cadet European Cup (Team)
  • Eighth - November North American Cup (Cadet)
  • 13th - July Challenge (Cadet)
  • 20th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division IA)
  • 22nd - March North American Cup (Division II)
  • 33rd - March North American Cup (Y14)
  • 39th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior) 
  • 41st - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Individual)

2016:

  • Gold - Pan American Youth Championships (Youth B)
  • Gold - March North American Cup (Y12)
  • Fifth - USA Fencing National Championships (Y12)
  • 20th - November North American Cup (Cadet)
  • 44th - OCtober North American Cup (Cadet)
  • 50th - March North American Cup (Y14)
  • 59th - December North American Cup (Division IA)

2015:

  • 12th - Pan American Youth Championships (Youth B)
  • 12th - April North American Cup (Y12)
  • 18th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y12)
  • 35th - November North American Cup (Y14)

2014:

  • Bronze - Pan American Youth Championships (Youth A)
  • Bronze - March North American Cup (Y10)
  • Fifth - July North American Cup (Y10)
  • 29th - July North American Cup (Y12)
  • 35th - March North American Cup (Y12)
  • 59th - November North American Cup (Y14)

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