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Jacqueline Dubrovich

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Jacqueline (Jackie) Dubrovich
Born (1994-07-18) July 18, 1994 (age 30)
Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
WeaponFoil
Handright-handed
National coachBuckie Leach
Ralf Bißdorf
ClubPolaris Fencing Center
Head coachBrian Kaneshige
FIE ranking11 (women's foil, August 2024)
Medal record
Women's foil
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cairo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Lima Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Lima Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Asunción Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Lima Individual

Jacqueline Dubrovich (/ˈdʒækəlɪn dəˈbroʊvɪtʃ/ JAK-ə-lin də-BROH-vitch; born July 18, 1994)[1] is a two-time Olympic foil fencer[2] for the United States. She represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France in Women's Foil and won a historic gold medal as part of Team USA in Women's Team Foil.[3]

In fall 2024, Jackie opened up Polaris Fencing Center in Orange, New Jersey, alongside her fiancé, Brian Kaneshige. She has been a resident of Maplewood, New Jersey.[3]

Early life

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Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Dubrovich was raised in Riverdale, New Jersey, and attended Pompton Lakes High School.[2] She traveled the world at a young age, competing in fencing and making multiple Cadet and Junior National Teams.[4] [5][6] Her parents emigrated to the United States from Belarus in the late 1980s, and she comes from Jewish descent.[7]

She graduated from Columbia University in 2016 with degrees in Psychology, Human Rights, and Russian Literature and Culture.[7]

In her time at Columbia University, she was a two-time captain of the fencing team, four-time All-American (2 silvers and 1 bronze individually), four-time All-Ivy and two-time NCAA Team Champion in 2015 and 2016.

Fencing career

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Dubrovich represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, where she won the gold medal with her team in Women's Team Foil.[8][9] This medal was the first time a USA Fencing team has won an Olympic gold medal in the history of the sport.

She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, [10] and her team finished 4th.

Dubrovich competed at the 2022 World Fencing Championships held in Cairo, Egypt, where she won a Team Silver medal.

Dubrovich participated in the 2019 World Fencing Championships, winning a Team Bronze medal.[11]

Dubrovich has won three career Individual World Cup Medals -- a Bronze at the 2021 St. Maur, France World Cup, a Bronze at the 2024 Cairo, Egypt World Cup and a Bronze at the Hong Kong World Cup.

Medal record

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Olympic Games

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Year Location Event Position
2024 France Paris, France Team Women's Foil 1st[12]

World Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2019 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Team Women's Foil 3rd[13]
2022 Egypt Le Caire, Egypt Team Women's Foil 2nd[14]

World Cup

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Date Location Event Position
2022-12-09 Serbia Belgrade, Serbia Team Women's Foil 2nd[15]
2023-02-23 Egypt Cairo, Egypt Team Women's Foil 2nd[16]
2024-02-24 Egypt Cairo, Egypt Individual Women's Foil 3rd[17]
2024-05-02 China Hong Kong, China Individual Women's Foil 3rd[18]

Pan American Championship

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Year Location Event Position
2022 Paraguay Asunción, Paraguay Individual Women's Foil 3rd[19]
2022 Paraguay Asunción, Paraguay Team Women's Foil 2nd[20]
2023 Peru Lima, Peru Team Women's Foil 2nd[21]
2024 Peru Lima, Peru Individual Women's Foil 3rd[22]
2024 Peru Lima, Peru Team Women's Foil 1st[23]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "DUBROVICH Jacqueline". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Jackie Dubrovich, Team USA. Accessed July 22, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Zimmer, David M. "Jackie Dubrovich of Riverdale wins gold medal with U.S. women's fencing team", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 1, 2024. Accessed August 1, 2024. "New Jersey's Jackie Dubrovich is bringing home an unprecedented Olympic gold medal in team fencing. A Riverdale native now living in Maplewood, Dubrovich, 30, joined fellow Team USA foil fencers Lee Kiefer, Lauren Scruggs and Maia Weintraub on Thursday in winning the gold medal match over Italy."
  4. ^ "Olympian Jackie Dubrovich: Journey from Riverdale, NJ to Olympic Glory". Shop Morris County. July 27, 2024.
  5. ^ Zimmer, David M. "Fencer from North Jersey heads to Olympics with high hopes, but no fans to cheer her on". North Jersey Media Group.
  6. ^ Bloom, Nate (August 16, 2021). "A fairly comprehensive list of Diaspora Jews at the Tokyo Olympics". jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com.
  7. ^ a b Berg, Aimee. "Jewish fencers make up nearly a third of the 2024 US Olympic fencing team in Paris", Jewish Telegraphic Agency, July 29, 2024. Accessed October 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "Jacqueline Dubrovich," olympics.com.
  9. ^ "Olympic Fencing Results," WTOP News.
  10. ^ Zimmer, David M. "North Jersey fencer ready to put 'everything on the line' to win gold at Summer Olympics". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  11. ^ "2019 World Fencing Championships ranking". Archived from the original on November 24, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  12. ^ "01 Aug 2024 olympic Games". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  13. ^ "21 Jul 2019 World Championship Championnats du Monde". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  14. ^ "21 Jul 2022 world Championship". The International Fencing Federation. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  15. ^ "11 Dec 2022 world Cup". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  16. ^ "26 Feb 2023 world Cup". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  17. ^ "22 Feb 2024 world Cup". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  18. ^ "01 May 2024 world Cup". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  19. ^ "The International Fencing Federation official website". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  20. ^ "The International Fencing Federation official website". The International Fencing Federation official website. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  21. ^ "20 Jun 2023 Pan American Championships". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  22. ^ "27 Jun 2024 zone Championships". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  23. ^ "30 Jun 2024 zone Championships". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
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