Monica Aksamit

Monica Aksamit (born February 18, 1990)[1] is an American saber fencer. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she earned a bronze medal in the Women's Saber Team event.[2]

Monica Aksamit
Aksamit in 2015
Personal information
Born (1990-02-18) February 18, 1990
New York City, New York
ResidenceMatawan, New Jersey
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country United States
SportFencing
Weaponsaber
Handright-handed
ClubManhattan Fencing Center
Head coachYury Gelman
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Pan American Games
2019 Lima Team

Early life

Monica Aksamit was born in New York City, New York, and lives in Matawan, New Jersey. Her mother and father are divorced, and she has a half sister, Olivia.[3][4][5] She is of Polish descent and spent some of her younger years living in Poland with her grandparents.[6] She attended Matawan Regional High School in New Jersey.[7][8]

Aksamit attended Pennsylvania State University on a fencing scholarship, majoring in kinesiology, and graduated in 2012.[9][6] She taught fencing at Brookdale Community College and teaches fencing at St. John Vianney High School.[10]

Fencing career

Monica Aksamit started fencing when she was nine years old.[9][5] She began fencing at the Polish American Fencing School, under Janusz Mlynek.[11] Her fencing club is the Manhattan Fencing Center, and her coach is Yury Gelman.[9]

She won a team silver medal at the 2008 Junior World Championships.[9][7] In 2009, she won a team gold medal and an individual bronze medal at the Pan American Championships.[9]

During her college fencing career as a Penn State Nittany Lion, she won two NCAA Team Championships and was the runner-up NCAA Champion in 2012.[9]

She helped Team USA win the team gold medal at the 2016 Pan American Championships.[9]

As part of Team USA, Aksamit won a bronze medal representing the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's team saber event.[12][13][14]

See also

References
  1. "Monica Aksamit". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  2. "Penn State's Aksamit helps U.S. to bronze medal in team sabre". Centre Daily Times. August 13, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  3. Monica Aksamit, usfencing.org, Retrieved August 25, 2016
  4. Monica Aksamit, gopsusports.com, Retrieved August 25, 2016
  5. Studeman, Kristin Tice (July 27, 2016). "Monica Aksamit is Ready for a Fight". Wmagazine.com.
  6. "Fencing Wonder Monica Aksamit's Road To Rio".
  7. "Monica Aksamit Bio". goPSUsports.com.
  8. "Meet the 26 Olympic Athletes From New Jersey". viraljock.com. July 12, 2016. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  9. "Monica Aksamit". usfencing.org.
  10. "Meet the 35 Olympic Athletes From New Jersey". patch.com.
  11. "Olympic Fencer Monika Aksamit: surround yourself with people who believe in you". physiclo.com.
  12. "Penn State's Aksamit helps U.S. to bronze medal in team sabre". centredaily.com.
  13. "U.S. Women's Saber Fencing Team Wins Bronze". teamusa.org.
  14. "Monica Aksamit Brings Home Bronze In Women's Team Saber At Rio Games". onwardstate.com. August 14, 2016.
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