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Gerek Lin Meinhardt (born July 27, 1990) is an American right-handed foil fencer. Meinhardt is a two-time individual NCAA champion, 12-time team Pan American champion, three-time individual Pan American champion and 2019 team world champion.
29 mag 2024 · At the helm of Team USA’s most experienced fencing team bound for Paris 2024 is four-time Olympian and two-time medallist Gerek Meinhardt, who has his eyes on turning his two bronze medals into an Olympic gold later this year.
Once I started fencing, after a couple of years of doing both at the same time, my fencing coach convinced his wife [who was Meinhardt's piano teacher] that I had a lot of potential in fencing and it was time for me to really focus on that instead of piano. So I switched over to that.
13 gen 2021 · This week, Team USA's Olympic bronze medallist Gerek Meinhardt, who balances life as a fencer with first-year medical studies. Away from the glitz and glamour of the Olympic Games, dozens of athletes subsidise their sports career by having other jobs.
As a 17-year old, he made history in 2008 as the youngest U.S. Olympic fencer of all time. In January of 2014, he became the first active collegiate fencer to ever reach No. 1 in the world rankings.Â. Meinhardt headed to Rio ranked No. 2 among U.S. fencers (men’s foil) and No. 3 in the world.
4 ago 2023 · Highlights of one of the best fencers of the 2022-2023 season, Gerek Meinhardt - USA 🇺🇸00:00 Torino3:20 Busan5:02 Shanghai6:49 Acapulco
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In 2010, Meinhardt became the first U.S. men's fencer ever to win a medal at the Senior World Championships where he brought home a bronze. Meinhardt returned to the podium in 2015, winning a second bronze and becoming the only U.S. man to reach the podium twice in the individual event.
