Tomer Or
Tomer Or (born September 26, 1978) is an Israeli foil fencer.[1]
Early life and coaching career
Or is Jewish, and was born in Haifa, Israel.[2][3]
Or received his coaching diploma from Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sport in Netanya, Israel, in 2005.[4] He aearned an LL.B. in Law and Business from the Interdisciplinary Center, in Herzliya.[4][5] He started his coaching career 2005 at the Haifa Fencing Club in Israel.[4]
Fencing career
Or won the gold medal at the 1998 Junior World Championship in Valencia, Venezuela, and the silver medal in 1994 in Mexico City, Mexico.[4]
He is a 10-time Israel Senior National Champion.[4] He won gold medals in Senior World Cups in Budapest (2002), Copenhagen (2005), Vancouver (2006), and Havana (2007).[4]
He fenced on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and came in 17th.[1][6]
In 2009, at the Fencing World 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.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Fencing – Tomer Or (Israel): season totals". The-sports.org. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ↑ "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Jewishinstlouis.org. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ↑ "Tomer Or Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. August 13, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "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. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ↑ Hipsh, Rami (October 13, 2011). "Fencing / Iran keeps up Israel boycott, forfeits again". Haaretz. Retrieved November 10, 2011.