Gerek Meinhardt
Event: Fencing - Men's Foil
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Birthdate: July 27, 1990
Birthplace: San Francisco, Calif.
Hometown: San Francisco, Calif.
Current Residence: Notre Dame, IN
Coach: Greg Massialas, Gia Kvaratskhella & Janusz Bednarski
Personal:
Gerek Lin Meinhardt is the son of Kurt and Jane Meinhardt...He has one sister, Katie Meinhardt...Graduated from Lick-Wilmerding High School in San Francisco, Calif. and UMOHS Online Distance Learning in 2008...Was commended as a National Merit Scholar with a grade point average of 4.3...Fences (foil) for the University of Notre Dame making "Dean's List" honors while majoring in business and finance...His hobbies include playing basketball and music...Has a collection of just about everything on his i-Pod...His favorite movie is The Departed and his favorite television show is Arrested Development...Considers his older sister Katie his role model because of her intense work ethic...He grew up watching his sister play basketball in gyms all over the country...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.
Competition Record:
2009- Member of the Junior World Championship Team
2008 - Member of the U.S. Olympic Team, Beijing, China, 10th place
2008- Junior World Championship Team in Acireale, Italy, 5th place
2008- Summer Nationals in San Jose, CA, 1st place
2007 - 2007 World Championships in Turkey, U.S. Cadet and Junior Team
2007 - Madrid Junior World Cup, Gold Medal
2007 - Burgsteinfurt Junior World Cup, Silver Medal
2007 - Bratislaa Junior World Cup, Silver Medal
2007 - Senior Pan American Zonal Championships in Mont-Tremblant, Canada, Gold Medal
2007 - World Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia, 28th Place
2007 - NAC Senior Nationals in Tuscon, Ariz., Gold Medal
2007 - U.S. Fencing National Championships in Miami, Fla., Gold Medal
2006 - Montreal Junior World Cup, Fifth Place
2006 - U.S. Cadet and Junior Team Member
2006 - Junior Pan America Zonal Championship in San Antonio, Texas, Gold Junior and Silver Cadet
2006 - Bratislava Junior World Cup, Fifth Place
2006 - Madrid Junior World Cup, Bronze Medal
2006 - Aix-en-Provence Junior World Cup, Sixth Place
2006 - La Havana Senior Grand Prix, Seventh Place
2006 - NAC Junior Nationals in Houston, Texas, Gold Medal
2006 - U.S. Fencing Junior National Championships in Atlanta, Ga., Gold Medal
2005 - Madrid World Cup, Sixth Place
2005 - NAC in Chattanooga, Tenn., Y-14 foil, Gold Medal
2005 - U.S. Fencing Summer National Championships, Y-14 Gold Medal and Cadet Gold Medal
