# Mitchell Saron > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mitchell_Saron > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mitchell_Saron.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Saron > Source revision: 1340215380 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American fencer (born 2000)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox fencer | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|12|6}} | birth_place = [Ridgewood, New Jersey](/source/Ridgewood%2C_New_Jersey), U.S. | country = {{USA}} | weapon = [Sabre](/source/Sabre_(fencing)) | hand = right-handed | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [sabre](/source/Sabre_(fencing))}} {{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[World Championships](/source/World_Fencing_Championships)}} {{MedalBronze|[2023 Milan](/source/2023_World_Fencing_Championships)|[Team](/source/Men's_team_sabre_at_the_2023_World_Fencing_Championships)}} {{MedalCompetition|[Pan American Championships](/source/Pan_American_Fencing_Championships)}} {{MedalGold|[2023 Lima](/source/2023_Pan_American_Fencing_Championships)|Team}} {{MedalGold|[2024 Lima](/source/2024_Pan_American_Fencing_Championships)|Team}} {{MedalGold|[2025 Rio de Janeiro](/source/2025_Pan_American_Fencing_Championships)|Team}} {{MedalSilver|[2024 Lima](/source/2024_Pan_American_Fencing_Championships)|Individual}} {{MedalBronze|[2025 Rio de Janeiro](/source/2025_Pan_American_Fencing_Championships)|Individual}} {{MedalCompetition|[Junior World Championships](/source/World_Cadets_and_Juniors_Fencing_Championships)}} {{MedalBronze|[2018 Verona](/source/2018_World_Cadets_and_Juniors_Fencing_Championships)|Team}} {{MedalBronze|[2019 Toruń](/source/2019_World_Cadets_and_Juniors_Fencing_Championships)|Individual}} {{MedalBronze|[2019 Toruń](/source/2019_World_Cadets_and_Juniors_Fencing_Championships)|Team}} }} '''Mitchell Saron''' (December 6, 2000) is an American right-handed [sabre](/source/Sabre_(fencing)) [fencer](/source/Fencing). He represented the [United States](/source/United_States_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics) at the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics) in [Paris](/source/Paris), [France](/source/France), competing in both the [men's individual sabre](/source/Fencing_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_sabre) and [men's team sabre](/source/Fencing_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_sabre) events. == Early life == Saron was born on December 6, 2000, in [Ridgewood, New Jersey](/source/Ridgewood%2C_New_Jersey), to a [Filipino](/source/Filipinos) mother who moved from [Guam](/source/Guam) at the age of 15, and to a [Jewish-American](/source/American_Jews) father.{{Cite web |title=Mitchell Saron |url=https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/mitchell-saron |access-date=October 19, 2025 |website=USA Fencing}}{{Cite web |last=Stoltz |first=Marsha |date=May 15, 2024 |title=Olympian from Ridgewood has been fencing since age 9. 'Star Wars' helped get him there |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/ridgewood/2024/05/09/ridgewood-fencers-journey-to-the-2024-olympics-began-with-star-wars/73596522007/ |access-date=October 19, 2025 |website=Bergen Record}}{{Cite web |last=Berg |first=Aimee |date=July 29, 2024 |title=Jewish fencers make up nearly a third of the 2024 US Olympic fencing team in Paris |url=https://www.jta.org/2024/07/29/sports/jewish-fencers-make-up-nearly-a-third-of-the-2024-us-olympic-fencing-team-in-paris |access-date=October 19, 2025 |website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency}} == Education == Saron attended [Ridgewood High School](/source/Ridgewood_High_School_(New_Jersey)) in [Ridgewood](/source/Ridgewood%2C_New_Jersey), [New Jersey](/source/New_Jersey).{{Cite web |date=2024-03-27 |title=Ridgewood Fencer Qualifies For Olympics |url=https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/ridgewood/ridgewood-fencer-qualifies-for-olympics/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=Ridgewood Daily Voice |language=en}} He studied [economics](/source/economics) at [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University) and graduated in 2023.{{Cite web |date=2020-09-04 |title=Eight From Harvard Named Elite by USOPC as Potential Olympians |url=https://gocrimson.com/news/2020/9/4/general-eight-from-harvard-named-elite-by-usopc-as-potential-olympians.aspx |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=Harvard University |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-03-24 |title=National Champions! Crimson Capture 2024 NCAA Fencing National Championship |url=https://gocrimson.com/news/2024/3/24/general-national-champions-crimson-capture-2024-ncaa-fencing-national-championship.aspx |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=Harvard University |language=en}} == Fencing career == In 2019, Saron won a gold medal in the team portion of the National Champion for the U.S. National Championships. In 2023, he was 14th at the Madrid Men's Sabre World Cup.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-15 |title=Harvard Fencers Earn Silver With USA Fencing at World Cup Events; Scruggs, Hansen Earn National Awards |url=https://gocrimson.com/news/2023/5/15/womens-fencing-harvard-fencers-earn-silver-with-usa-fencing-at-world-cup-events-scruggs-hansen-earn-national-awards.aspx |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=Harvard University |language=en}} In 2024, Saron won a gold medal for the Men's Saber World Cup in the team's portion while he was representing Team USA. Saron represented the [United States](/source/United_States_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics) at the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics) in [Paris](/source/Paris), [France](/source/France), finishing 14th in the [men's individual sabre](/source/Fencing_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_sabre) event on July 27 and 7th in the [men's team sabre](/source/Fencing_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_sabre) event on July 31, 2024.{{Cite web |title=Mitchell Saron |url=https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/mitchell-saron |access-date=October 19, 2025 |website=Team USA}} ==Medal record== ===World Championship=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Date ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2023-07-27 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} [Milan](/source/Milan), [Italy](/source/Italy) |Team Men's Sabre | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd{{Cite web|title=27 Jul 2023 world Championship |url=https://fie.org/competitions/2023/252?tab=results|access-date=July 27, 2023|website=International Fencing Federation }} |} ===World Cup=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Date ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2024-03-24 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|HUN}} [Budapest](/source/Budapest), [Hungary](/source/Hungary) |Team Men's Sabre | bgcolor="gold" |1st{{Cite web|title=24 Mar 2024 world Cup |url=https://fie.org/competitions/2024/827?tab=results|access-date=March 24, 2024|website=International Fencing Federation }} |- |2025-03-08 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} [Padua](/source/Padua), [Italy](/source/Italy) |Team Men's Sabre | bgcolor="silver" |2nd{{Cite web|title=08 Mar 2025 world cup|url=https://fie.org/competitions/2025/758?tab=results|access-date=March 8, 2025|website=International Fencing Federation }} |- |2025-03-30 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|HUN}} [Budapest](/source/Budapest), [Hungary](/source/Hungary) |Team Men's Sabre | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd{{Cite web|title=30 Mar 2025 world cup|url=https://fie.org/competitions/2025/827?tab=results|access-date=March 30, 2025|website=International Fencing Federation }} |} ===Pan American Championship=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Date ! style="width:17em" |Location ! style="width:12em" |Event !Position |- |2023-06-20 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|PER}} [Lima](/source/Lima), [Peru](/source/Peru) |Team Men's Sabre | bgcolor="gold" |1st{{Cite web|title=20 Jun 2023 zone Championships |url=https://fie.org/competitions/2023/808?tab=results|access-date=June 20, 2023|website=International Fencing Federation }} |- |2024-06-27 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|PER}} [Lima](/source/Lima), [Peru](/source/Peru) |Individual Men's Sabre | bgcolor="silver" |2nd{{cite web|url=https://fie.org/competitions/2024/802?tab=results|title=27 Jun 2024 zone Championships|website=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION|access-date=27 June 2024}} |- |2024-06-30 | rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|PER}} [Lima](/source/Lima), [Peru](/source/Peru) |Team Men's Sabre | bgcolor="gold" |1st{{cite web|url=https://fie.org/competitions/2024/808?tab=results|title=30 Jun 2024 zone Championships|website=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION|access-date=30 June 2024}} |- |2025-06-26 |rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), [Brazil](/source/Brazil) |Individual Men's Sabre | bgcolor="caramel" |3rd{{Cite web|title=26 Jun 2025 zone championships|url=https://www.fie.org/competitions/2025/802?tab=results|access-date=June 26, 2025|website=International Fencing Federation }} |- |2025-06-29 |rowspan="1" align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), [Brazil](/source/Brazil) |Team Men's Sabre | bgcolor="gold" |1st{{Cite web|title=29 Jun 2025 zone championships|url=https://www.fie.org/competitions/2025/808?tab=results|access-date=June 29, 2025|website=International Fencing Federation }} |} ==See also== *[List of Filipino American sportspeople](/source/List_of_Filipino_American_sportspeople) *[List of select Jewish fencers](/source/List_of_Jews_in_sports) *[List of USFA Division I National Champions](/source/List_of_USFA_Division_I_National_Champions) == References == {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Saron, Mitchell}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American Jews Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:American fencers Category:American male sabre fencers Category:American people of Filipino descent Category:Fencers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Fencers from New Jersey Category:Harvard Crimson fencers Category:Jewish American sportspeople Category:Jewish sabre fencers Category:Olympic fencers for the United States Category:Ridgewood High School (New Jersey) alumni Category:Sportspeople from Bergen County, New Jersey Category:Sportspeople from Ridgewood, New Jersey Category:Sportspeople of Filipino descent Category:World Fencing Championships medalists --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mitchell Saron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Saron) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Saron?action=history)). 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