Elizabeth Tartakovsky

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Elizabeth Tartakovsky
Born (2000-05-24) May 24, 2000 (age 24)
Livingston, New Jersey, U.S.
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportFencing
WeaponSaber
Handright-handed
ClubManhattan Fencing Center
Head coachYury Gelman

Elizabeth Tartakovsky (born May 24, 2000) is an American right-handed saber fencer.[1] She qualified to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2]

Personal life

Tartakovsky's great uncle is Olympic fencer Yury Gelman, and her sister Gabrielle fenced for Harvard.[3] Before fencing, she was a ballet skater. Tartakovsky speaks English, Russian, and Spanish.[1]

She graduated Livingston High School in 2018[4] and graduated Harvard University in 2023.[5]

Career

In 2017, Tartakovsky was the bronze medalist in the World Cadets Fencing Championship.[6] Tartakovksy was the Individual Ivy League Champion[5] and bronze medalist at the NCAA Championships in the sabre in 2019.[7][5] She tied for bronze at the 2022 US Nationals in the sabre.[8] She was the women's sabre NCAA National Champion in 2022[9] and the silver medalist in 2023.[10] At the 2023 Pan American Fencing Championship, she tied for third.[11] At the 2024 Coupe de Monde, she again took third.

Tartakovksy was selected to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the individual and team sabre events.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  2. ^ Dedaj, Paulina (May 10, 2024). "American fencer Elizabeth Tartakovsky says representing US on Olympic stage a 'special' moment". Fox News.
  3. ^ "Elizabeth Tartakovsky". USA Fencing. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  4. ^ "LHS Grad Elizabeth Tartakovsky Is Headed to Paris for Olympics". April 4, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Elizabeth Tartakovsky - 2022-23 - Women's Fencing". Harvard University. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  6. ^ "Live Results". www.fencingtime.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  7. ^ "2019 NCAA Championships Results". ncaa.escrimeresults.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  8. ^ "2021-22 Season". USA Fencing. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  9. ^ NCAA.com. "Notre Dame wins 2022 NCAA fencing championship, goes back-to-back | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  10. ^ "2023 NCAA Championships Results". ncaa.escrimeresults.com. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  11. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  12. ^ "Paris 2024". USA Fencing. Retrieved 2024-05-02.