James Honeybone
James Honeybone | |
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![]() Honeybone at the 2014 European Fencing Championships | |
Personal information | |
Born | Truro, Cornwall | 11 January 1991
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st) |
Sport | |
Sport | Fencing |
Weapon | Sabre |
Hand | right-handed |
Club | Truro Fencing Club |
Head coach | Jon Salfield |
FIE ranking | current ranking |
James Honeybone (born 11 January 1991)[1] is a British fencer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's sabre, but was defeated in the first round.[citation needed]
He began fencing at the age of 9, and trained in Hungary for two years.[2]
References[]
- ^ "James Honeybone". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website - Athlete biography". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
External links[]
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- Profile at the European Fencing Confederation
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- British sabre fencers
- British male fencers
- Olympic fencers of Great Britain
- Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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- 1991 births
- European Games competitors for Great Britain
- Fencers at the 2015 European Games
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