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| Nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1995-12-12) December 12, 1995 (age 29) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||
| Event | saber | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Penn State Nittany Lions | ||||||||||||||
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Andrew Mackiewicz (born December 12, 1995) is an American saber fencer. He competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Biography
Mackiewicz lived in Westwood, Massachusetts, and later moved to New York City. His parents were immigrants. He trained at eight years of age at Zeta Fencing Club in Massachusetts, under head coach Zoran Tulum.
Mackiewicz won an individual silver medal at the 2012 Cadet World Fencing Championships. a team bronze medal at the 2014 Junior World Fencing Championships, an individual silver medal and team gold medal at the 2016 Pan American Fencing Championships, and an individual bronze medal at the 2018 Pan American Fencing Championships.
He attended Penn State ('18), where he majored in Marketing. Fencing for the Penn State Nittany Lions, as a freshman and then as a sophomore Mackiewicz was the 2015 and then the 2016 NCAA Men’s Sabre Champion.
Mackiewicz competed for the United States at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021, and came in 8th in team sabre and 31st in individual sabre.
He won a bronze medal at the 2022 Pan American Championships, and a team bronze medal at the 2023 Sabre de Wołodyjowski.
See also
References
- "Fencing - MACKIEWICZ Andrew". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on July 24, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "Andrew Mackiewicz," Penn State.
- ^ "Andrew Mackiewicz," USA Fencing.
- "Andrew Mackiewicz makes waves in mental health space," Athletes for Hope.
- "Navigating the Unconventional: Our Struggles," Morgan's Message.
- "Former Nittany Lion Fencer Andrew Mackiewicz Earns Spot on U.S. Olympic Team" gopsusports.com.
External links
- Penn State Nittany Lions bio
- Andrew Mackiewicz at the International Fencing Federation
- Andrew Mackiewicz at Olympics.com
- Andrew Mackiewicz at Olympedia (archive)
- Andrew Mackiewicz at Team USA (archive March 29, 2023)
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