Clubs: Columbia University and New York Athletic Club
Coach: Slava Grigoriev
Family: Parents Jeffrey and Cindy Binder, sister Abigail Binder and brother Zachary Binder, who is also a foil fencer.
Hobbies: Cooking, reading, painting, drawing, listening to podcasts and fencing
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 1 (Junior), No. 12 (Senior)
Current World Ranking: No. 3 (Junior)
Junior World Championship Teams: 2019, 2018 (Gold - Team), 2017 (Silver - Team), 2016 (Silver - Team)
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2016 (Gold - Individual and Team), 2015 (Bronze - Individual)

Results

2019:

Gold - Moedling Junior World Cup (Individual)
Gold - Zagreb Junior World Cup (Individual)
Gold - Zagreb Junior World Cup (Team)
Silver - January North American Cup (Division I)
Fifth - Moedling Junior World Cup (Team)
Fifth - January North American Cup (Junior)
Seventh - Junior World Championships (Team)
33rd - Junior World Championships (Individual)

2018:

Gold - Junior World Championships (Team)
Gold - Sofia Junior World Cup
Bronze - London Junior World Cup
Bronze - November North American Cup (Junior)
Bronze - July Challenge (Junior)
Bronze - January North American Cup (Junior)
Fifth - Junior World Championships (Individual)
Seventh - January North American Cup (Division I)
10th - October North American Cup (Division I)
17th - December North American Cup (Division I)
17th - July Challenge (Division I)

2017:

Gold - Junior Pan American Championships (Team)
Gold - January North American Cup (Junior)
Gold - Timisoara Junior World Cup (Team)
Gold - July Challenge (Junior)
Gold - Moedling Junior World Cup (Team)
Silver - Junior World Championships (Team)
Bronze - Timisoara Junior World Cup (Individual)
Fourth - Algiers World Cup (Team)
Fifth - January North American Cup (Division I)
Fifth - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
Fifth - December North American Cup (Division I)
Sixth - Bochum Junior World Cup (Team)
Seventh - Bochum Junior World Cup (Individual)
Ninth - July Challenge (Division I)
11th - Junior Pan American Championships (Individual)
15th - Junior World Championships (Individual)
15th - Moedling Junior World Cup (Individual)
28th - Cancun World Cup
32nd - Algiers World Cup (Individual)
47th - Long Beach Grand Prix

2016:

Gold - Cadet World Championships (Individual)
Gold - Cadet World Championships (Mixed Team)
Gold - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
Silver - Junior World Championships (Team)
Silver - Zagreb Junior World Cup (Team)
Bronze - Lyon Junior World Cup (Team)
Bronze - July Challenge (Junior)
Bronze - July Challenge (Division I)
Fifth - Bochum Junior World Cup (Team)
Fifth - October North American Cup (Division I)
Sixth - January North American Cup (Division I)
Seventh - January North American Cup (Junior)
Ninth - December Division I Foil North American Cup (Division I)
17th - November North American Cup (Junior)
19th - Zagreb Junior World Cup (Individual)
29th - Bochum Junior World Cup (Individual)
30th - Cancun World Cup
34th - Junior World Championships (Individual)

2015:

Gold - Tauberbischofsheim Cadet European Cup
Gold - October North American Cup (Division I)
Gold - Budapest Cadet European Cup (Team)
Silver - Budapest Cadet European Cup (Individual)
Silver - July Challenge (Cadet)
Bronze - Cadet World Championships
Bronze - November North American Cup (Junior)
Fifth - Timisoara Junior World Cup (Team)
Sixth - Montecatini Terme Cadet European Cup
Eighth - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
Eighth - October North American Cup (Cadet)
Ninth - January North American Cup (Division I)
Ninth - November North American Cup (Cadet)
Ninth - December North American Cup (Division I)
15th - July Challenge (Junior)
18th - January North American Cup (Junior)
21st - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
22nd - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
23rd - July Challenge (Division I)
24th - Bratislava Junior World Cup
34th - Timisoara Junior World Cup (Individual)
41st - Zagreb Junior World Cup

2014:

Gold - Tauberbischofsheim Cadet European Cup
Silver - July North American Cup (Cadet)
Silver - October North American Cup (Cadet)
Bronze - Gyor Cadet European Cup
Bronze - March North American Cup (Y14)
Sixth - July North American Cup (Junior)
Seventh - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
Ninth - November North American Cup (Junior)
12th - October North American Cup (Division I)
15th - January North American Cup (Junior)
16th - July North American Cup (Division I)
18th - November North American Cup (Cadet)
24th - Timisoara Junior World Cup
37th - January North American Cup (Division I)
41st - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
42nd - Pisa Cadet European Cup
47th - December North American Cup (Division I)

2013:

Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
Fifth - USA Fencing National Championships (Division II)
Fifth - October North American Cup (Y14)
10th - January North American Cup (Y14)
11th - April North American Cup (Y14)
12th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division IA)
12th - October North American Cup (Cadet)
17th - November North American Cup (Junior)
27th - July North American Cup (Cadet)
38th - December North American Cup (Division I)
48th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
61st - December North American Cup (Cadet)
62nd - January North American Cup (Junior)

2012:

Gold - July North American Cup (Y12)
Seventh - April North American Cup (Y12)
22nd - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
25th - July North American Cup (Cadet)
30th - April North American Cup (Y14)

2011:

26th - North American Cup F (Y12)

2010:

10th - North American Cup F (Y10)
60th - North American Cup F (Y12)
62nd - North American Cup G (Y12)

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