Gerek Meinhardt

• Home:  San Francisco, Calif.
• Birth Year:  1990

Event: Foil
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170lbs.
College: Senior at the University of Notre Dame majoring in information technology management, graduate of Lick-Wilmerding High School
Coach: Greg Massialas
Family: Parents: Kurt and Jane Meinhardt. Sister: Katie Meinhardt
Hobbies: Basketball and music
Favorite Movie: The Departed
Favorite TV Show: Arrested Development
Role Model: Older sister Katie Meinhardt who he grew up watching play basketball in gyms around the country and admires for her work ethic
Current U.S. Ranking: #4
Current World Ranking: #30

Olympic Teams: 2008
Senior World Championship Teams: 2011, 2010 (Bronze), 2009, 2008, 2007
Pan American Games Teams: 2011 (Gold - Team)
Junior World Championship Teams: 2010 (Gold - Team, Silver - Individual), 2009 (Silver - Team, Bronze - Individual)
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2007, 2006

Personal: Says he prides himself on being able to maintain a sense of humor even when things are difficult...Gerek was first introduced to the sport of fencing in October 1999 at the age of nine and a half...He competed in his first national competition at the age of 10 ½ (Y-10 & Y-12) at the NAC in Colorado Springs, Colo. in November 2000...Became the youngest men's foil U.S. National Champion in U.S. Fencing history when he won the 2007 U.S. Fencing National Championships at the age 16...Is also the only U.S. male fencer to make the USA National Cadet, Junior and Senior Team in one season, which he did in the 2006-07 season.

Recent Competition History

2011:

• Gold - Olympic Test Event
• Gold - Pan American Championships (Team)
• Gold - Pan American Games (Team)
• Bronze - Pan American Championships (Individual)
• Bronze - December North American Cup
• 13th - Senior World Championships (Individual)
• 34th - St. Petersburg Grand Prix
• 34th - Seoul World Cup
• 36th - Shanghai Grand Prix
• 40th - Havana World Cup