Mitchell Saron
American fencer (born 2000)
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Mitchell Saron (December 6, 2000) is an American right-handed sabre fencer. He represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, competing in both the men's individual sabre and men's team sabre events.
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| Born | December 6, 2000 Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | Sabre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Saron was born on December 6, 2000, in Ridgewood, New Jersey, to a Filipino mother who moved from Guam at the age of 15, and to a Jewish-American father.[1][2][3]
Education
Saron attended Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, New Jersey.[4] He studied economics at Harvard University and graduated in 2023.[5][6]
Fencing career
In 2019, Saron won a gold medal in the team portion of the National Champion for the U.S. National Championships.[6] In 2023, he was 14th at the Madrid Men's Sabre World Cup.[7]
In 2024, Saron won a gold medal for the Men's Saber World Cup in the team's portion while he was representing Team USA.
Saron represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, finishing 14th in the men's individual sabre event on July 27 and 7th in the men's team sabre event on July 31, 2024.[8]
