James Honeybone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Truro, Cornwall | 11 January 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weapon | Sabre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hand | right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Truro Fencing Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Jon Salfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIE ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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James Honeybone (born 11 January 1991) [1] is a five times British champion fencer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's sabre, but was defeated in the first round. [2]
He began fencing at the age of 9, and trained in Hungary for two years. [3]
He won the British sabre national title at the British Fencing Championships in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2018. [4] [5] [6]
James Honeybone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Truro, Cornwall | 11 January 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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James Honeybone (born 11 January 1991) [1] is a five times British champion fencer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's sabre, but was defeated in the first round. [2]
He began fencing at the age of 9, and trained in Hungary for two years. [3]
He won the British sabre national title at the British Fencing Championships in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2018. [4] [5] [6]