Mitchell Saron
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 6, 2000 Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Fencing career | |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Country | |
| Weapon | Sabre |
| Hand | right-handed |
Medal record | |
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.
Early life
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Saron attended Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, New Jersey.[4] He studied economics at Harvard University and graduated in 2023.[5][6]
Fencing career
[edit | edit source]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]
Medal record
[edit | edit source]World Championship
[edit | edit source]| Date | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-27 | Team Men's Sabre | 3rd[9] |
World Cup
[edit | edit source]| Date | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-24 | Hungary Budapest, Hungary | Team Men's Sabre | 1st[10] |
| 2025-03-08 | Team Men's Sabre | 2nd[11] | |
| 2025-03-30 | Hungary Budapest, Hungary | Team Men's Sabre | 3rd[12] |
Pan American Championship
[edit | edit source]| Date | Location | Event | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-20 | Peru Lima, Peru | Team Men's Sabre | 1st[13] |
| 2024-06-27 | Peru Lima, Peru | Individual Men's Sabre | 2nd[14] |
| 2024-06-30 | Peru Lima, Peru | Team Men's Sabre | 1st[15] |
| 2025-06-26 | Individual Men's Sabre | 3rd[16] | |
| 2025-06-29 | Team Men's Sabre | 1st[17] |
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of Filipino American sportspeople
- List of select Jewish fencers
- List of USFA Division I National Champions
References
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American Jews
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American fencers
- American male sabre fencers
- American people of Filipino descent
- Fencers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Fencers from New Jersey
- Harvard Crimson fencers
- Jewish American sportspeople
- Jewish sabre fencers
- Olympic fencers for the United States
- Ridgewood High School (New Jersey) alumni
- Sportspeople from Bergen County, New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Ridgewood, New Jersey
- Sportspeople of Filipino descent