Name: Nick Itkin
Sport: Fencing
Discipline(s):
Foil Fencing
Event(s): Team
Height: 6-2
Weight: 157
DOB: 10/9/1999
Birthplace: Los Angeles, Calif.
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
High School: Palisades Charter High School (Pacific Palisades, Calif.)
College: University of Notre Dame, Finance
Team/Club: Los Angeles International Fencing
Coach(es): Igor Zapozdaev and Michael Itkin
Olympic Experience
- One-time Olympian (2020), one-time Olympic medalist (bronze)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 12th (individual), bronze (team)
Other Career Highlights
- Back-to-back NCAA men’s individual foil fencing champion (2018, 2019)
- In 2018, became first U.S. fencer to win individual junior world, USA Fencing Division I and NCAA championship titles in the same season
- 2018 Junior World Championship, gold (individual) and bronze (team)
- 2017 Junior World Championship, gold (team)
Personal:
Son of Michael Itkin and Tatyana Itkina...Coached by father Michael Itkin, a former elite fencer from Ukraine...Mother, Tatyana Itkina, was a former member of Ukraine’s rhythmic gymnastics team and U.S. coach...Older sister Julia was a former U.S. National Team member in rhythmic gymnastics...Hobbies include athletics, economics and music...Speaks Russian...In 2018, became the first U.S. fencer to win individual junior world, USA Fencing Division I and NCAA championship titles in the same season...Two-time individual NCAA Champion (2018, 2019)
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