James Honeybone
British fencer (born 1991)
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James Honeybone (born 11 January 1991)[1] is a five times British champion fencer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's sabre, but was defeated in the first round.[2]
NationalityBritish (English)
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st)
Honeybone at the 2014 European Fencing Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 January 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fencing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Sabre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Truro Fencing Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Jon Salfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He began fencing at the age of 9, and trained in Hungary for two years.[3]
He won the British sabre national title at the British Fencing Championships in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2018.[4][5][6]
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