Tomer Or (Hebrew: תומר אור; born September 26, 1978) is an Israeli foil fencer.[2]
| Tomer Or | |
|---|---|
 Or at the 2013 World Fencing Championships | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 26 September 1978 Haifa |
| Nationality |  Israel |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Weapon | Foil |
| Hand | right-handed |
| Years on national team | Israel |
| National coach | udi carmi, [1] |
| Club | Hapoel Haifa;[1] CE Melun Val de Seine |
| FIE ranking | current ranking |
Early life edit
Or is Jewish, and was born in Haifa, Israel.[3][4] He earned an LL.B. in Law and Business from the Interdisciplinary Center, in Herzliya, Israel.[5][6]
Fencing career edit
Or began fencing at the age of eight, fenced at Hapoel Haifa, in Haifa, Israel, and was coached by Ohad Balva and Haim Hatuel.[1]
Or won the gold medal at the 1998 Junior World Championship in Valencia, Venezuela, and the silver medal in 1994 in Mexico City, Mexico.[5]
He is a 10-time Israel Senior National Champion.[5] He won gold medals in Senior World Cups in Budapest (2002), Copenhagen (2005), Vancouver (2006), and Havana (2007).[5]
He fenced on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and came in 17th.[2][7]
At the 2009 World Fencing Championships, he advanced to the third round when his scheduled opponent, Mohammed Hussein Ibrahimi, failed to show up, part of a pattern of Iranians not showing up to face Israelis at the competition.[8]
In 2009, he won the gold medal at the 2009 Maccabiah Games in men's foil.[9]
He came in fifth at the 2014 European Fencing Championships in Strasbourg, France.[1]
Coaching career edit
Or received his coaching diploma from Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sport in Netanya, Israel, in 2005.[5] He started his coaching career 2005 at the Haifa Fencing Club in Israel.[5] From 2010 he was assistant coach at St John's University in New York City, before he returned to Israel.[10][1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Fencer - OR Tomer - ISRAEL - FIE - International Fencing Federation
- ^ a b "Fencing – Tomer Or (Israel): season totals". The-sports.org. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Jewishinstlouis.org. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ "Tomer Or Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. August 13, 2008. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Tomer Or". Manhattan Fencing Center. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ "Tomer Or". Fie.ch. September 26, 1978. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ "Israel at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ Hipsh, Rami (October 13, 2011). "Fencing / Iran keeps up Israel boycott, forfeits again". Haaretz. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Tomer Or". redstormsports.com.
External links edit
- Tomer Or at the International Fencing Federation
- Tomer Or at the European Fencing Confederation
- Tomer Or at Olympics.com
- Tomer Or at Olympedia
- Tomer Or at the European Fencing Confederation
