Simon Gershon

Master Coach, 1996 and 2012 Olympic Coach

Email: isgershons@gmail.com
Phone: 917-406-9821

Formerly a coach of both the Ukrainian Men’s and Women’s Foil Squad and the Soviet Union Women’s Foil Team (Gold Medalists at the 1986 World Championships), Simon Gershon continues to develop students who achieve international results, including 2012 Olympians Miles Chamley-Watson and Nicole Ross. Gershon earned his Masters degree in fencing from the Kiev Institute of Physical Education. He was also a coach at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, and has served as the US National Men’s Foil Coach.

Olympic Games

1996: Peter Divine
2004: Daniel Kellner, Jed Dupree, Jonathan Tiomkin
2012: Miles Chamley-Watson, Nicole Ross

Senior World Championships

2013: Miles Chamley-Watson (GOLD medal individual, SILVER medal team)
2010: Miles Chamley-Watson (5th place)

Junior World Championships

2013: Sara Taffel (SILVER team)
2008: Nicole Ross (GOLD team)
2009: Miles Chamley-Watson (SILVER team)
2008: Miles Chamley-Watson (GOLD team)

Cadet World Championships

2012: Sara Taffel (SILVER individual)

World Cups

2010: Miles Chamley-Watson (BRONZE, St. Petersburg)
2005: Jon Tiomkin (BRONZE individual, Shanghai)
2003: Daniel Kellner (SILVER individual, Venezuela), Daniel Kellner (BRONZE individual, Paris), Jed Dupree (BRONZE individual, La Coruna)

Junior World Cups

Bagley Wright (BRONZE, Spain)

NCAA Championships

2010:  Nicole Ross (GOLD individual)
2002: Jonathan Tiomkin (SILVER individual)
2001: Jed Dupree (GOLD individual)

Pan-American Games

2013:  Miles Chamley-Watson (GOLD team, Bronze individual)
2012: Miles Chamley-Watson (GOLD team), Nicole Ross (GOLD team)
2011: Miles Chamley-Watson (GOLD team), Nicole Ross (GOLD team)
2009: Miles Chamley-Watson (GOLD team, SILVER individual), Nicole Ross  (GOLD team)
2008: Miles Chamley-Watson (GOLD team)
2003: Daniel Kellner (GOLD individual, GOLD team), Jon Tiomkin (BRONZE individual)

European Foil Cups

2012: Sara Taffel (BRONZE, Italy)
2012: James Sands (SILVER individual, Italy and BRONZE individual, Germany)
2011: Sara Taffel (GOLD individual, Germany)

National Championships

2005: Jed Dupree (GOLD individual)
2004: Dan Kellner (GOLD individual)
2003: Jon Tiomkin (GOLD individual)
2002: Jed Dupree (GOLD individual)
2000: Dan Kellner (SILVER individual)
1998: Dan Kellner (SIVER individual)
1997: Dan Kellner (SILVER individual)