Soren Thompson
Soren Hunter Miles Sussman Thompson (born May 5, 1981) is an American right-handed epee fencer. He represented the United States in the 2004 Olympic Games, where he lost in the quarterfinals, and in 2012.
Thompson attended Torrey Pines High School (class of 1999) and Princeton University, graduating in 2005.
Fencing career
Thompson started fencing when he was 7 years old and eventually became the highest-ranked junior in the United States.
He currently represents the New York Athletic Club and trains there and at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. His coaches have included Alison Reid, Lisa Posthumus, Gago Demirchian, Yefim Litvan, Michel Sebastiani, Heizaburo Okawa, Abdel Salem, and Michael D'Asaro Sr.
NCAA championships
Fencing at Princeton under Maitre Michel Sebastiani, Thompson was 2001 NCAA Épée Champion, 2nd in 2002, and 3rd in 2005.
His other NCAA awards include First Team All-American in 2001, 2002, and 2005, and Honorary All-American in 2003, First Team All-Ivy in 2001–03 and 2005, and Academic All-Ivy in 2005.
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