Tamer Tahoun.
- Tamer Tahoun
Tamer Tahoun
is a 10-year Egyptian Senior National Champion. His reign as champion lasted from 1999-2008. He participated in Junior and Senior World Championships and fenced twice in the Olympic Games: Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. He was ranked 15th in the Athens Olympic Games and won numerous medals in the Junior and Senior World Cups. Tamer won the African individual gold medal five times (specifically in years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2006.) He was also FIE (International Fencing Federation) ranked in the top 16 in 2005.
Tamer Received his coaching diploma from the General Syndicate of Sport Professions in Cairo, Egypt and was awarded the Prévôt distinction as a professional fencing coach from USFCA.
Tamer worked as the Egyptian National Foil Team coach for Senior, Junior and Cadet Teams (both men and women) from January 2009 through September 2011. He was the Olympic coach for The Egyptian fencing team in Singapore for the 2010 Olympic Youth Games. Tamer was also the Head Fencing Coach and Technical Director at Gazira Sporting Club in Cairo from 2008 through 2011. Tamer is also an FIE international referee for Foil and Epee.
Tamer Tahoun established Premier Fencing Club in 2011, and has been the head foil coach from the creation of the club. Tamer has guided our fencers to countless successes in local youth events, USFA Regional Events, USFA National Events and also at the International Level.
Best Coaching Achievements
Olympic Games
Singapore youth Olympic games 2010
- 9th individual foil men
- 9th individual foil women
Olympic Games
- 8th place Belfast 2009 Women Junior Team
- 12th place Belfast 2009 Women Junior Individual
- Gold medal Baku 2010 Men Junior Individual
- 16th place Paris 2010 Men Individual
- 15th place Paris 2010 Men Team
- Top 32 Dead sea 2011 Men Cadet Individual
- Top 32 Dead sea 2011 Women Cadet Individual
World Cups
- Gold Medal Montreal Junior Individual
- Bronze Medal Leszno 2010 Junior Individual
- Gold medal Viana Do Castelo Junior Individual
African Championships
- Gold medal Dakar 2009 Senior Men Individual
- Gold medal Dakar 2009 Senior Men Team
- Silver Medal Dakar 2009 Senior Women Individual
- Silver Medal Dakar 2009 Senior Women Team
- Gold Medal Morocco 2010 Cadet Men Individual
- Gold Medal Tunis 2010 Senior Men Individual
- 2 Bronze Tunis 2010 Senior Men Individual
- Gold Medal Tunis 2010 Senior Men Team
- Silver Medal Tunis 2010 Senior Women Individual
- Bronze Medal Tunis 2010 Senior Women Individual
- Gold Medal Tunis 2010 Senior Women Team
- Gold Medal South africa2011 Junior Foil Men Individual
- Gold Medal South africa2011 Junior Foil Women Individual
- Silver Medal South africa2011 Junior Foil Women Individual
- Gold Medal South africa2011 Cadet Foil Women Individual
- Gold & Bronze Cairo 2011 Senior Men Individual
- Silver & Bronze Cairo 2011 Senior Women Individual
- Gold medal Cairo 2011 Senior Men Team
- Gold medal Cairo 2011 Senior Women Team
The Arab Championships
- Gold medal Doha 2009 Women Junior Individual
- Gold medal Doha 2009 Women Junior Team
- Bronze Medal Doha 2009 Men Junior Individual
- Bronze Medal Lebanon 2010 Women Cadet Individual
- Silver & BronzeLebanon 2010 Women Junior Individual
- Gold Medal Lebanon 2010 Women Junior Team
- Gold, Silver, BronzeKuwait 2010Men Senior Foil Individual
- Gold, Silver Kuwait 2010Women Senior Foil Individual
- Gold Medal Kuwait 2010Senior Foil Men Team
- Gold Medal Kuwait 2010Senior Foil Women Team
- Arabian Clubs Championship Kuwait 2010
- Gold Medal (Gezira Club) Women team
- Gold, Silver and 2 Bronze Medals (Gezira club) Women individual
International competitions
- Gold, Silver & Bronze medal Copenhagen cup 2009 Women Senior
- Silver & Bronze medal Copenhagen cup 2009 Men Senior
- Gold &Bronze medalCopenhagen cup 2010 Women Junior
- Bronze medal Mediterranean Championships 2011 Men Cadet
- Bronze medal Mediterranean Championships 2011 Men Junior
