Tomer Or
Israeli fencer (born 1978)
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Tomer Or (Hebrew: תומר אור; born September 26, 1978) is an Israeli foil fencer.[2]
Or at the 2013 World Fencing Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | תומר אור |
| Nationality |  Israel |
| Born | 26 September 1978 |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
| Fencing career | |
| 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
Fencing career
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
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]
