Clubs: East Coast Fencing Club and University of Notre Dame
Coach: Gidon Retzkin
Family: Parents John and Lisa Machovec; brothers John, Ryan and Matthew
Hobbies: Cooking and building sets for theaters
Favorite Fencing Memory: Winning a spot on the Cadet World Team
Who motivates his career: My mom by showing him that winning is not what's most important but how you deal with losses.
Something People Would be Surprised to Know: He's a good cook
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 1 (Junior), No. 15 (Senior)
Current World Ranking: No. 9 (Junior)
Junior World Championship Teams: 2020
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2017

Results

2020:

Gold - San Jose Junior World Cup
Silver - Aix-En-Provence Junior World Cup (Team)
Silver - January North American Cup (Junior)
12th - Sabadell Junior World Cup
13th - Aix-En-Provence Junior World Cup (Individual)
23rd - January North American Cup (Division I)
38th - Leszno Junior World Cup

2019:

Silver - Bangkok Junior World Cup
Silver - November North American Cup (Junior)
Silver - January North American Cup (Junior)
Bronze - Aix-En-Provence Junior World Cup (Team)
Eighth - October North American Cup (Division I)
17th - July Challenge (Division I)
24th - Aix-En-Provence Junior World Cup (Individua)
26th - London Junior World Cup
27th - Sabadell Junior World Cup
33rd - July Challenge (Junior)
40th - January North American Cup (Division I)

2018:

Silver - July Challenge (Junior)
Bronze - Bangkok Junior World Cup (Individual)
Bronze - Aix-En-Provence Junior World Cup
Bronze - Terrassa Junior World Cup (Team)
Bronze - July Challenge (Division I)
Bronze - January North American Cup (Junior)
Fifth - Bangkok Junior World Cup (Team)
Ninth - November North American Cup (Junior)
14th - December North American Cup (Division I)
25th - January North American Cup (Division I)
30th - October North American Cup (Division I)
36th - Terrassa Junior World Cup (Individual)
46th - London Junior World Cup

2017:

Gold - Pisa Cadet European Cup
Gold - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
Silver - Leszno Junior World Cup (Team)
Bronze - January North American Cup (Division I)
Bronze - July Challenge (Division I)
Fifth - Cadet World Championships (Mixed Team)
Fifth - November North American Cup (Junior)
Sixth - January North American Cup (Junior)
Eighth - December North American Cup (Division I)
Ninth - October North American Cup (Division I)
11th - July Challenge (Junior)
17th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
21st - Cadet World Championships (Individual)
37th - Leszno Junior World Cup (Individual)
39th - London Junior World Cup

2016:

Gold - Moedling Cadet European Cup
Gold - Cabries Cadet European Cup (Individual)
Gold - Cabries Cadet European Cup (Team)
Gold - October North American Cup (Cadet)
Gold - November North American Cup (Cadet)
Bronze - Pisa Cadet European Cup
Bronze - Bratislava Cadet European Cup
Bronze - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
Bronze - July Challenge (Junior)
Bronze - December Division I Foil North American Cup (Division I)
Fifth - Budapest Cadet European Cup
Fifth - November North American Cup (Junior)
Ninth - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
10th - July Challenge (Cadet)
20th - January North American Cup (Junior)
27th - January North American Cup (Division I)
36th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
51st - October North American Cup (Division I)
52nd - July Challenge (Division I)

2015:

Gold - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
Gold - July Challenge (Cadet)
Bronze - November North American Cup (Cadet)
Fifth - October North American Cup (Cadet)
Sixth - October North American Cup (Division I)
10th - July Challenge (Junior)
12th - Budapest Cadet European Cup
12th - November North American Cup (Junior)
18th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
22nd - Cabries Cadet European Cup (Team)
27th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
40th - Cabries Cadet European Cup (Individual)
41st - July Challenge (Division I)

2014:

Fifth - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
Fifth - November North American Cup (Y14)
Seventh - March North American Cup (Y14)
Eighth - July North American Cup (Cadet)
17th - October North American Cup (Cadet)
27th - October North American Cup (Junior)
33rd - October North American Cup (Division I)
37th - October North American Cup (Cadet)
62nd - July North American Cup (Junior)

2013:

Silver - April North American Cup (Y12)
Silver - October North American Cup (Y14)
16th - April North American Cup (Y14)
24th - July North American Cup (Y12)
40th - October North American Cup (Cadet)

2012:

46th - July North American Cup (Y12)

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