David ZAYDMAN
🇺🇸 USA · Northeastern University Club Fencing · Right-handed
Men’s Épée, 2017–2025
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About this fencer
FIE 63168 · USA 100215186
USA Fencing rating: Épée B2025 · Foil Unrated (U) · Sabre Unrated (U)
USA Fencing classifications run from A to E; U means unrated. A year after the letter is the year that classification was earned.
Record and rankings
Counts cover published results recorded here. Verified source copies count once; other source records remain separate.
- Results
- 116
- Podiums
- 21
- Competitions won
- 5
- FIE ranking
- 776th Senior Épée · 2024–25
- Best finish
- 1st of 19, TFC April Fence-A-Thon
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 139th of 508, Junior Men’s Épée, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Milwaukee, WI, 2025-06-28 133rd of 264, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Milwaukee, WI, 2025-06-28 42nd of 158, Senior Men’s Épée, NEUSFA 2025 Pomme De Terre, 2025-06-14 11th of 60, Senior Men’s Épée, 2025 Bay State Games, 2025-05-31 3rd of 52, U19 Men’s Épée, 2025 Bay State Games, 2025-05-31 44th of 121, Junior Men’s Épée, Boston Fencing Club RJCC, March 2025, 2025-03-29 146th of 438, Junior Men’s Épée, Junior Olympics & Div 1 NAC, 2025-02-14 108th of 351, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, Junior Olympics & Div 1 NAC, 2025-02-14 2nd of 13, Y14 Men’s Épée, Orion Fall RYC, November 2024, 2024-11-30 89th of 92, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Satellite, Split 2024, 2024-10-13 85th of 161, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Satellite, Belgrade 2024, 2024-09-22 64th of 454, Junior Men’s Épée, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Columbus, OH, 2024-06-29 69th of 201, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Columbus, OH, 2024-06-29 119th of 232, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Columbus, OH, 2024-06-29 24th of 90, Senior Mixed Épée, AFM Open Senior Mixed Epee Tournament, May 2024, 2024-05-26 155th of 241, Junior Men’s Épée, Division 1/Parafencing National Championships + April NAC, 2024-04-25 41st of 202, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, Division 1/Parafencing National Championships + April NAC, 2024-04-25 7th of 34, Senior Mixed Épée, EBFG Open Senior Mix Epee, April 2024, 2024-04-14 17th of 56, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, ROC of the Rockies, April 2024, 2024-04-05 11th of 34, Senior Mixed Épée, MFA Friday Night Epee (Senior Open), March 2024, 2024-03-29 31st of 399, Junior Men’s Épée, Junior Olympics, February 2024, 2024-02-16 49th of 85, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, The Battle of the Bay Div1A ROC, 2024-02-03 18th of 78, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, 2024 Battle in Seattle ROC (D1A), 2024-01-27 108th of 348, Junior Men’s Épée, January NAC, January 2024, 2024-01-05 123rd of 344, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, January NAC, January 2024, 2024-01-05 3rd of 42, Senior Mixed Épée, MFA Friday Night Epee (Senior Open), December 2023, 2023-12-29 5th of 50, Junior Men’s Épée, The Fencing Center Winter RJCC, December 2023, 2023-12-08 2nd of 16, Senior Mixed Épée, December Fenceathon, 2023-12-02 2nd of 51, Junior Men’s Épée, 7th Annual Sword in the Stone RYC and RJC, 2023-11-17 23rd of 111, Junior Men’s Épée, AFM Super Regional SYC/RJCC/ROC Div1A/Vet, October 2023, 2023-10-06 67th of 117, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, AFM Super Regional SYC/RJCC/ROC Div1A/Vet, October 2023, 2023-10-06 17th of 41, Junior Men’s Épée, Air Force ROC (DV1A, DV2, VET) & RJCC, 2023-09-30 8th of 55, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, Air Force ROC (DV1A, DV2, VET) & RJCC, 2023-09-30 2nd of 92, Junior Men’s Épée, Boston Fencing Club RJCC, September 2023, 2023-09-02 229th of 472, Junior Men’s Épée, National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals), 2023-06-30 57th of 252, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals), 2023-06-30 2nd of 7, Senior Mixed Épée, TFC 2023 Referee Observational, 2023-06-11 24th of 77, Senior Mixed Épée, AFM Stand with Ukraine Senior Mixed Epee, 2023-05-28 16th of 65, Junior Men’s Épée, Collegiate Cup RJCC, May 2023, 2023-05-06 1st of 19, Senior Mixed Épée, TFC April Fence-A-Thon, 2023-04-29 3rd of 22, Senior Mixed Épée, Friday night epee - senior open, April 2023, 2023-04-28 46th of 93, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, Fortune Fencing ROC(DV1A, DV2, VET), RJCC & Non-Regional Y8, 2023-04-08 27th of 81, Junior Men’s Épée, Fortune Fencing ROC(DV1A, DV2, VET), RJCC & Non-Regional Y8, 2023-04-08 5th of 39, Senior Mixed Épée, Friday night epee - senior open, March 2023, 2023-03-31 73rd of 346, Cadet Men’s Épée, Junior Olympics, February 2023, 2023-02-17 265th of 422, Junior Men’s Épée, Junior Olympics, February 2023, 2023-02-17 39th of 120, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, The Battle of the Bay, 2023-02-04 10th of 56, Junior Men’s Épée, South Coast Mary Rafanelli RYC/RJC, January 2023, 2023-01-14 295th of 362, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, January NAC, January 2023, 2023-01-06 131st of 300, Junior Men’s Épée, January NAC, January 2023, 2023-01-06 32nd of 32, Senior Mixed Sabre, Hangover Open Walk N Roll, 2023-01-02 6th of 33, Senior Mixed Épée, Hangover Open Walk N Roll, 2023-01-02 21st of 25, Senior Mixed Foil, Hangover Open Walk N Roll, 2023-01-02 14th of 38, Senior Mixed Épée, MFA Friday Sanctioned Epee - OPEN, December 2022, 2022-12-23 197th of 260, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, December NAC, December 2022, 2022-12-09 34th of 262, Cadet Men’s Épée, December NAC, December 2022, 2022-12-09 172nd of 324, Junior Men’s Épée, December NAC, December 2022, 2022-12-09 3rd of 55, Junior Men’s Épée, The Fencing Center RJCC, December 2022, 2022-12-02 6th of 42, Cadet Men’s Épée, The Fencing Center RJCC, December 2022, 2022-12-02 14th of 39, Senior Mixed Épée, TFC Fall Fest 2022, 2022-11-19 35th of 107, Junior Men’s Épée, AFM Super Regional SYC/RJCC/ROC (D1A/VET), 2022-11-04 9th of 39, Senior Mixed Épée, Bay Cup at EBFG: XE1, WE1, 2022-10-23 144th of 292, Cadet Men’s Épée, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 65th of 177, Senior Division III (D and under) Men’s Épée, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 10th of 250, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Épée, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 9th of 21, Senior Mixed Épée, TFC June 2022 Fence-A-Thon, 2022-06-19 11th of 20, Junior Men’s Épée, AFM Open Junior Epee Tournament, 2022-06-12 11th of 79, Senior Mixed Épée, AFM Stand with Ukraine Senior Mixed Epee, May 2022, 2022-05-29 1st of 9, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Épée, CenCal Div II/III/VET Summer Nat Quals, May 2022, 2022-05-22 2nd of 36, Senior Mixed Épée, TFC's May 2022 Fence-a-thon, 2022-05-15 5th of 41, Open Mixed Épée, MFA Friday night sanctioned epee, April 2022, 2022-04-29 11th of 44, Cadet Men’s Épée, Silicon Valley RYC/RCC, Fremont, CA, 2022-04-08 9th of 23, Senior Mixed Épée, Post April Fools Tournament, 2022-04-02 18th of 36, Senior Mixed Épée, TFC's March 2022 Fence-a-thon and Observational, 2022-03-20 157th of 267, Cadet Men’s Épée, Junior Olympic Championships, February 2022, 2022-02-18 213th of 280, Junior Men’s Épée, Junior Olympic Championships, February 2022, 2022-02-18 77th of 136, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, Battle of the Bay D1A ROC, 2022-02-05 3rd of 25, Senior Mixed Épée, TFC's January 2022 Fence-A-Thon, 2022-01-23 218th of 324, Junior Men’s Épée, January NAC, January 2022, 2022-01-07 9th of 21, Junior Men’s Épée, RYC/RJC of the Rockies, January 2022, 2022-01-01 5th of 13, Cadet Men’s Épée, CenCal Junior Olympics Qualifiers 2021, 2021-12-19 1st of 16, Junior Men’s Épée, CenCal Junior Olympics Qualifiers 2021, 2021-12-19 37th of 77, Junior Men’s Épée, The Fencing Center RJCC, December 2021, 2021-12-04 18th of 64, Cadet Men’s Épée, The Fencing Center RJCC, December 2021, 2021-12-04 24th of 70, Senior Mixed Épée, Dick Berry 90th Birthday Invitational 2021, 2021-10-24 10th of 38, Y14 Men’s Épée, SYC - Portland Super Youth Circuit, 2020-02-07 56th of 89, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, Battle of the Bay DIV1A ROC, February 2020, 2020-02-01 46th of 79, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, The Battle in Seattle ROC, 2020-01-25 6th of 51, Y14 Men’s Épée, Treasure Chest RYC 2020, 2020-01-18 88th of 183, Y14 Men’s Épée, November NAC, November 2019, 2019-11-08 16th of 104, Y14 Men’s Épée, The Fencing Center SYC, October 2019, 2019-10-04 48th of 64, Cadet Men’s Épée, Back to School RYC, Santa Clara, CA, 2019-08-31 10th of 60, Y14 Men’s Épée, Back to School RYC, Santa Clara, CA, 2019-08-31 3rd of 16, Y14 Men’s Épée, Wasatch Fencing RYC & RJCC, 2019-08-17 10th of 16, Cadet Men’s Épée, Wasatch Fencing RYC & RJCC, 2019-08-17 105th of 252, Y12 Men’s Épée, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, June 2019, 2019-06-28 1st of 8, Y12 Mixed Épée, Delta Open Air 2019, 2019-05-26 15th of 36, Y12 Men’s Épée, Rain City Super Youth Circuit, 2019-05-03 7th of 34, Y12 Men’s Épée, Silicon Valley RYC, Santa Clara, CA, 2019-03-29 2nd of 34, Y12 Men’s Épée, TFC Downtown RYC, 2019-03-08 112th of 176, Y12 Men’s Épée, March NAC, March 2019, 2019-03-01 1st of 7, Y12 Mixed Épée, Bay Cup at DFA: Y10XE3, Y12XE3, Y14WE3, Y14ME3, 2019-02-10 15th of 38, Y12 Men’s Épée, Treasure Chest RYC, January 2019, 2019-01-19 27th of 35, Y12 Men’s Épée, The Fencing Center RYC - Region 4, 2018-11-30 2nd of 8, Y12 Mixed Épée, The Fencing Center Youth Cup (Unsanctioned), November 2018, 2018-11-10 3rd of 17, Y12 Mixed Épée, Bay Cup: Y10XE2 Y12XE2 Y14WE2 Y14ME2 JWE2 JME2 WE2, 2018-11-04 11th of 17, Y12 Men’s Épée, Back to School RYC - Region # 4, 2018-09-01 3rd of 5, Y12 Mixed Épée, DELTA June Open - Youth & Senior, 2018-06-03 15th of 17, Y12 Unrated Mixed Épée, Rising Stars: Y10 - Y12 - Y14 (Unrated Epee), 2018-05-27 12th of 14, Y12 Mixed Épée, Bay Cup: Y10XE3, Y12XE3, Y10WF3, Y12WF3, Y14WF4, 2018-04-22 36th of 39, Y12 Men’s Épée, Escondido SYC, 2018-04-06 34th of 37, Y12 Men’s Épée, Silicon Valley RYC, Sunnyvale, CA, 2018-03-30 10th of 11, Y14 Mixed Épée, MFA Non Sanctioned kid's foil and epee, 2017-12-10 32nd of 33, Y12 Men’s Épée, The Fencing Center RYC, Region 4, 2017-12-01 32nd of 32, Y12 Men’s Épée, The Fencing Center RYC, December 2017, 2017-12-01 16th of 18, Y12 Mixed Épée, AFM Sunnyvale Hurricane Relief Youth Foil/Epee, 2017-10-08
Results
Results: 116
| When | Competition | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 2024 | Junior Olympics, February 2024AskFRED | Junior Men’s Épée | 31st of 399 |
| 3 Feb 2024 | The Battle of the Bay Div1A ROCAskFRED | Senior Division IA Men’s Épée | 49th of 85 |
| 27 Jan 2024 | 2024 Battle in Seattle ROC (D1A)AskFRED | Senior Division IA Men’s Épée | 18th of 78 |
| 5 Jan 2024 | January NAC, January 2024AskFRED | Junior Men’s Épée | 108th of 348 |
| 5 Jan 2024 | January NAC, January 2024AskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Épée | 123rd of 344 |
| 29 Dec 2023 | MFA Friday Night Epee (Senior Open), December 2023AskFRED | Senior Mixed Épée | 3rd of 42 |
| 8 Dec 2023 | The Fencing Center Winter RJCC, December 2023AskFRED | Junior Men’s Épée | 5th of 50 |
| 2 Dec 2023 | December FenceathonAskFRED | Senior Mixed Épée | 2nd of 16 |
| 17 Nov 2023 | 7th Annual Sword in the Stone RYC and RJCAskFRED | Junior Men’s Épée | 2nd of 51 |
| 6 Oct 2023 | AFM Super Regional SYC/RJCC/ROC Div1A/Vet, October 2023AskFRED | Junior Men’s Épée | 23rd of 111 |
| 6 Oct 2023 | AFM Super Regional SYC/RJCC/ROC Div1A/Vet, October 2023AskFRED | Senior Division IA Men’s Épée | 67th of 117 |
| 30 Sept 2023 | Air Force ROC (DV1A, DV2, VET) & RJCCAskFRED | Junior Men’s Épée | 17th of 41 |
| 30 Sept 2023 | Air Force ROC (DV1A, DV2, VET) & RJCCAskFRED | Senior Division IA Men’s Épée | 8th of 55 |
| 2 Sept 2023 | Boston Fencing Club RJCC, September 2023AskFRED | Junior Men’s Épée | 2nd of 92 |
| 30 Jun 2023 | National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)AskFRED | Junior Men’s Épée | 229th of 472 |
| 30 Jun 2023 | National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)AskFRED | Senior Division IA Men’s Épée | 57th of 252 |
| 11 Jun 2023 | TFC 2023 Referee ObservationalAskFRED | Senior Mixed Épée | 2nd of 7 |
| 28 May 2023 | AFM Stand with Ukraine Senior Mixed EpeeAskFRED | Senior Mixed Épée | 24th of 77 |
| 6 May 2023 | Collegiate Cup RJCC, May 2023AskFRED | Junior Men’s Épée | 16th of 65 |
| 29 Apr 2023 | TFC April Fence-A-ThonAskFRED | Senior Mixed Épée | 1st of 19 |
Head to head
Against left-handers 0–3 · right-handers 3–7, where the FIE says which hand they fence with. Left and right
Everyone they’ve met in events whose bouts are kept here, the most met first. Each goes to their bouts together.
| Against | Won | Lost | Last met | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Vincenzo CASTRO | 0 | 1 | 22 Sept 2024 | |
| Grigoriy VAZOV | 1 | 0 | 22 Sept 2024 | |
| Jerzy GIEDROJC | 1 | 0 | 22 Sept 2024 | |
| Jovan KOLARIC | 0 | 1 | 22 Sept 2024 | |
| Maksym MYKYTENKO | 0 | 1 | 22 Sept 2024 |
Everyone they’ve met (8 more)
| Against | Won | Lost | Last met | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark STASOVSKYI | 0 | 1 | 13 Oct 2024 | |
| Mihail OPREA | 0 | 1 | 22 Sept 2024 | |
| Oliver LAASIK | 0 | 1 | 13 Oct 2024 | |
| Pietro PENNELLA | 0 | 1 | 13 Oct 2024 | |
| Roman SAMOILOV | 1 | 0 | 22 Sept 2024 | |
| Ruslan HASANOV | 0 | 1 | 13 Oct 2024 | |
| Vito HVALA | 0 | 1 | 13 Oct 2024 | |
| Vladyslav NAZAREVYCH | 0 | 1 | 13 Oct 2024 |
Figures
rating, ranking and how they fence
Over time
1st10th100th Senior Épée 776th, 2024–25
As a table
| Season | Weapon | fency ELO | FIE ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | Épée | 1,590 | 776th Senior |
| 2023–24 | Épée | 1,658 | |
| 2022–23 | Sabre | 1,483 | |
| 2022–23 | Foil | 1,488 | |
| 2022–23 | Épée | 1,631 | |
| 2021–22 | Épée | 1,563 | |
| 2019–20 | Épée | 1,508 | |
| 2018–19 | Épée | 1,487 | |
| 2017–18 | Épée | 1,388 |
How fency ELO works · the best now
How they fence
| Stage | Won–lost | An average bout | By one touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 3–9 25% | 2.8–4.3 | 1–2 |
| Tables | 0–1 0% | 5–15 | 0–0 |