Epee

Tristan Szapary

Athlete Bio#

Age

23

Hometown

Wynnewood, PA

Education

Princeton University

Clubs: Fencing Academy of Philadelphia and Fencers' Club 
Coaches: Mark Masters and Alexey Cheremsky
Family: Parents Allison Oler and Philippe Szapary, sisters Hannah and Claire Szapary
Hobbies: Reading, watching the Philadelphia 76ers, pick up basketball with friends and travel
How He Started Fencing: Afterschool program in fourth grade
Favorite Fencing Memory: Bringing home team gold from the Basel  Junior World Cup
Something People Would be Surprised to Know: He's fluent in French and summited Mt. Kilimanjaro at age 12.
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 1 (Junior)
Current World Ranking: No. 17 (Junior)
Junior World Championship Teams: 2021 (Silver - Team), 2020
Results

2021:

  • Silver - Junior World Championships (Team)
  • 14th - Junior World Championships (Individual)

2020:

  • Gold - Basel Junior World Cup (Team)
  • Silver - Belgrade Junior World Cup (Team)
  • Silver  - Junior Pan American Championships (Team)
  • Seventh - Junior Pan American Championships (Individual)
  • 19th - January North American Cup (Junior)
  • 36th - Basel Junior World Cup (Individual)
  • 38th - January North American Cup (Division I)
  • 56th - Belgrade Junior World Cup (Individual)

2019:

  • Silver -  November North American Cup (Junior)
  • Bronze - Herkalion Junior World Cup
  • Bronze - July Challenge (Junior)
  • 42nd - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
  • 43rd - December North American Cup (Division I)
  • 48th - January North American Cup (Division I)

2018:

  • 10th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
  • 13th - Krakow Cadet European Cup
  • 16th - Novemer North American Cup (Junior)
  • 19th - USa Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
  • 58th - January North American Cup (Division I)
  • 59th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)

2017:

  • Seventh - November North American Cup (Cadet)
  • Ninth - Espoo Cadet European Cup (Individual)
  • Ninth - Espoo Cadet European Cup (Team)
  • 10th - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Individual)
  • 13th - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Team)
  • 15th - July Challenge (Junior)
  • 19th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
  • 20th - November North American Cup (Junior)
  • 46th - October North American Cup (Cadet)
  • 57th - July Challenge (Cadet)

2016:

  • Gold - March North American Cup (Y14)
  • 10th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
  • 17th - December North American Cup (Division IA)
  • 39th - July Challenge (Cadet)
  • 41st - October North American Cup (Cadet)
  • 42nd - November North American Cup (Cadet)
  • 55th - March North American Cup (Y14 Foil)
  • 60th - July Challenge (Cadet Foil)

2015:

  • 31st - USA Fencing National Championships (Division III Foil)
  • 53rd - December North American Cup (Division II Foil)

2014:

  • 41st - July North American Cup (Y12 Foil)

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