1. Timothy Frank Morehouse was born on July 29,1978 and is an American fencer who won a Silver Medal competing in the men's sabre as a member of the United States fencing team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
33 Facts About Tim Morehouse
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Tim Morehouse is the founder of the Fencing in the Schools program.
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Tim Morehouse grew up in New York City in the neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Riverdale.
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Tim Morehouse originally took up fencing at Riverdale Country School in order to be excused from gym class.
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Tim Morehouse was the fencing team's captain and most valuable player during his junior and senior years at the school.
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Tim Morehouse earned a master's degree in teaching from Pace University in 2003.
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Tim Morehouse's maternal grandmother was a Jewish immigrant who escaped Nazi Germany in the 1930s; she later joined the Quakers.
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Tim Morehouse spoke in an interview before the 2012 Olympics about how his "sense of being Jewish" is based on the experiences of his maternal grandmother, and that he planned to participate in the 2013 Maccabiah Games, an international Jewish athletic event held in Israel every four years.
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Tim Morehouse won a Silver Medal competing in the men's sabre as a member of the United States fencing team, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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Tim Morehouse is a two-time individual US National Champion and was the number-one-ranked US men's sabre fencer from 2008 to 2011.
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Tim Morehouse trained with Yury Gelman at the Manhattan Fencing Center, and at Bodhizone Human Performance and Sports Physical Therapy in New York City.
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Tim Morehouse attended Brandeis University, where he was ranked in the top 10 of the NCAA's Division I men's sabre in each of his final three years at the school.
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Tim Morehouse was honored as an NCAA All-American in each of those years.
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Tim Morehouse was voted by coaches and athletes as NCAA men's sabre fencer of the year in 2000.
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Tim Morehouse led Brandeis to be ranked tenth among all Division I schools in 2000.
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Tim Morehouse was a member of the US Olympic team in 2004,2008, and 2012.
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Tim Morehouse was selected as a reserve on the US Fencing Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, after mounting a comeback and defeating Ahmed Yilla at the US Fencing National Championship in Atlanta, where he competed as part of Fencers Club.
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Tim Morehouse competed in men's team sabre at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and he won a silver medal in saber, the highest finish anyone on the US fencing team had ever won in saber.
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Tim Morehouse has worked at the organization's offices in New York City while he trained for the Olympics.
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Tim Morehouse supports various nonprofit organizations and is an Athlete Ambassador for Right to Play, an organization working with volunteers and partners to use sport and play to enhance child development in areas of disadvantage.
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In 2011, Tim Morehouse founded Fencing in the Schools, a nonprofit program dedicated to bringing the sport of fencing to underserved communities throughout the United States.
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Tim Morehouse has given presentations to Fortune 100 and 500 organizations.
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Tim Morehouse has appeared on The Today Show and The Happy Hour on Fox Business.
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Tim Morehouse is the owner and head coach of the club.
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Tim Morehouse believes the sport will bring benefits to more people around the United States, especially the youth.
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Tim Morehouse has had a few celebrities stop by, such as Project Runway's Tim Gunn, as well as NFL Star Steve Weatherford filming at the location for an episode of Spike TV's Playbook 360.
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Currently, Tim Morehouse is attempting to improve the sport of fencing.
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The problem Tim Morehouse is trying to fix is for people watching the bout.
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Tim Morehouse has made a prototype for foil as well, in hopes of having the sport to be wire-free, without wire jackets, as well as having as much of the technology of the weapons.
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Tim Morehouse has suggested new rules to sabre, making it more like tennis.
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Tim Morehouse is the author of an autobiography, American Fencer: Modern Lessons from an Ancient Sport, in which he recounts experiences as an Olympic athlete and teacher.
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Tim Morehouse was inducted into Brandeis Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009, and was the youngest recipient of Brandeis University's Alumni Achievement Award in 2010 for his achievements as an athlete and his work with Teach For America.
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In November 2014, Tim Morehouse received the Athletes in Excellence Award from The Foundation for Global Sports Development, in recognition of his community service efforts and work with youth.