Tim Morehouse
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Tim Morehouse is an United States
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
. Morehouse is coached by Yury Gelman.
Morehouse grew up in the Riverdale
section of the Bronx
in New York City
. He originally took up fencing at Riverdale Country School
in order to be excused from gym class. In high school, he played on the Riverdale Country School's baseball team all four years and was a member of the cross country running
team for one year. He was the fencing team's captain and most valuable player during his junior and senior years at the school.
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 (tenth in 1998, sixth in 1999 and fourth in 2000), and was honored as an NCAA All-American
in each of those years. He was voted by coaches and athletes as NCAA men's sabre fencer of the year in 2000. Morehouse led Brandeis to be ranked tenth among all Division I schools in 2000. He was selected as an alternate on the U.S. Fencing Team
at the 2004 Summer Olympic in Athens
, after mounting a comeback and defeating Ahmed Yilla at the U.S. Fencing National Championship in Atlanta, where he competed as part of Fencers Club
; as a replacement, Morehouse was ineligible for individual competition but could participate as a substitute in team competition. Morehouse was ranked 16th in the world in 2007.
He received a bachelor's degree
from Brandeis University in 2000, majoring in History and was awarded a masters degree in Teaching from Pace University
in 2003.
After graduating from college, Morehouse taught underprivileged students while working with Teach For America
, teaching 7th grade at Intermediate School 90 in Washington Heights, Manhattan
while he coached the fencing team at his alma mater, Riverdale Country School. He has worked at the organization's offices in New York City while he trained for the Olympics. Morehouse has established a program to develop teachers and programs to attract new participants to the sport, and has launched the organization through a new web site, http://www.tenthousandfencers.com.
Currently, Tim is training for the 2012 Olympic games at Bodhizone Human Performance and Sports Physical Therapy in New York City.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
fencer
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
who won a Silver Medal competing in the men's sabre
Sabre
The sabre or saber is a kind of backsword that usually has a curved, single-edged blade and a rather large hand guard, covering the knuckles of the hand as well as the thumb and forefinger...
as a member of the United States fencing team
Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Fencing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Convention Center.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:- Events :10 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:...
at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. Morehouse is coached by Yury Gelman.
Morehouse grew up in the Riverdale
Riverdale, Bronx
Riverdale is an affluent residential neighborhood in the northwest portion of the Bronx in New York City. Riverdale contains the northernmost point in New York City.-History:...
section of the Bronx
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. He originally took up fencing at Riverdale Country School
Riverdale Country School
Riverdale Country School is a co-educational, independent, college-preparatory day school in New York City. One of the most competitive private schools in the nation, it is located on two campuses covering more than in the Riverdale section of The Bronx, New York.-History:Founded in 1907 by Dr...
in order to be excused from gym class. In high school, he played on the Riverdale Country School's baseball team all four years and was a member of the cross country running
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
team for one year. He was the fencing team's captain and most valuable player during his junior and senior years at the school.
Morehouse attended Brandeis University
Brandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...
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 (tenth in 1998, sixth in 1999 and fourth in 2000), and was honored as an NCAA All-American
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
in each of those years. He was voted by coaches and athletes as NCAA men's sabre fencer of the year in 2000. Morehouse led Brandeis to be ranked tenth among all Division I schools in 2000. He was selected as an alternate on the U.S. Fencing Team
Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. Ten gold medals were awarded in individual and team events further divided into three styles of fencing: épée, foil and sabre....
at the 2004 Summer Olympic in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, after mounting a comeback and defeating Ahmed Yilla at the U.S. Fencing National Championship in Atlanta, where he competed as part of Fencers Club
Fencers Club
The Fencers Club is the oldest continuously existing organization in the Western Hemisphere dedicated exclusively to teaching and promoting the sport of fencing...
; as a replacement, Morehouse was ineligible for individual competition but could participate as a substitute in team competition. Morehouse was ranked 16th in the world in 2007.
He received a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
from Brandeis University in 2000, majoring in History and was awarded a masters degree in Teaching from Pace University
Pace University
Pace University is an American private, co-educational, and comprehensive multi-campus university in the New York metropolitan area with campuses in New York City and Westchester County, New York.-Programs:...
in 2003.
After graduating from college, Morehouse taught underprivileged students while working with Teach For America
Teach For America
Teach For America is an American non-profit organization that aims to eliminate educational inequity by enlisting the nation's most promising future leaders to teach for two or more years in low-income communities throughout the United States...
, teaching 7th grade at Intermediate School 90 in Washington Heights, Manhattan
Washington Heights, Manhattan
Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in the northern reaches of the borough of Manhattan. It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest point on Manhattan island by Continental Army troops during the American Revolutionary War, to defend the area from the...
while he coached the fencing team at his alma mater, Riverdale Country School. He has worked at the organization's offices in New York City while he trained for the Olympics. Morehouse has established a program to develop teachers and programs to attract new participants to the sport, and has launched the organization through a new web site, http://www.tenthousandfencers.com.
Currently, Tim is training for the 2012 Olympic games at Bodhizone Human Performance and Sports Physical Therapy in New York City.