Jeffrey TAO
🇺🇸 USA · University Of California San Diego NCAA · Right-handed
Men’s Sabre, 2017–2026
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About this fencer
FIE 64635 · USA 100232168
USA Fencing rating: Foil Unrated (U) · Sabre A2024
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
- 147
- Podiums
- 29
- Competitions won
- 14
- FIE ranking
- 317th Junior Sabre · 2024–25
- Best finish
- 1st of 99, October NAC, October 2022
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 23rd of 96, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, BladeRunner ROC/RJC, September 2026, 2026-09-19 97th of 229, Junior Men’s Sabre, February NAC, 2026-02-12 38th of 248, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, February NAC, 2026-02-12 134th of 297, Junior (2) Men’s Sabre, Junior Olympics, 2026-01-09 75th of 231, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, November NAC, Fort Worth, TX, 2025-11-14 114th of 330, Junior Men’s Sabre, October NAC, Salt Lake City, UT, 2025-10-03 42nd of 219, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, October NAC, Salt Lake City, UT, 2025-10-03 38th of 88, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, BladeRunner ROC/RJC, September 2025, 2025-09-20 125th of 189, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Milwaukee, WI, 2025-06-28 129th of 379, Junior Men’s Sabre, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Milwaukee, WI, 2025-06-28 51st of 249, Junior Men’s Sabre, Division 1/Para Championships + April NAC, 2025-04-11 42nd of 186, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, Division 1/Para Championships + April NAC, 2025-04-11 35th of 303, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Junior Olympics & Div 1 NAC, 2025-02-14 58th of 256, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, Junior Olympics & Div 1 NAC, 2025-02-14 71st of 376, Junior Men’s Sabre, Junior Olympics & Div 1 NAC, 2025-02-14 61st of 98, Junior Men’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Boston 2025, 2025-01-18 216th of 264, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, January NAC, January 2025, 2025-01-03 10th of 149, Cadet Men’s Sabre, January NAC, January 2025, 2025-01-03 11th of 257, Cadet Men’s Sabre, EFC Cadet Circuit Eislingen 2024, 2024-12-07 34th of 273, Cadet Men’s Sabre, EFC Cadet Circuit Sofia 2024, 2024-11-16 3rd of 296, Cadet Men’s Sabre, November NAC, Louisville, KY, 2024-11-08 25th of 294, Junior Men’s Sabre, November NAC, Louisville, KY, 2024-11-08 16th of 292, Cadet Men’s Sabre, EFC Cadet Circuit Budapest Sabre 2024, 2024-10-12 139th of 338, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, October NAC, Atlantic City, NJ, 2024-10-04 94th of 363, Junior Men’s Sabre, October NAC, Atlantic City, NJ, 2024-10-04 23rd of 92, Junior Men’s Sabre, BladeRunner ROC/RJC, September 2024, 2024-09-14 27th of 99, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, BladeRunner ROC/RJC, September 2024, 2024-09-14 17th of 266, Cadet Men’s Sabre, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Columbus, OH, 2024-06-29 86th of 182, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Columbus, OH, 2024-06-29 65th of 367, Junior Men’s Sabre, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Columbus, OH, 2024-06-29 72nd of 169, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, Division 1/Parafencing National Championships + April NAC, 2024-04-25 3rd of 211, Cadet Men’s Sabre, March NAC, Portland, OR, 2024-03-01 120th of 324, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Junior Olympics, February 2024, 2024-02-16 59th of 318, Junior (2) Men’s Sabre, Junior Olympics, February 2024, 2024-02-16 59th of 319, Junior Men’s Sabre, Junior Olympics, February 2024, 2024-02-16 100th of 269, Junior Men’s Sabre, January NAC, January 2024, 2024-01-05 160th of 265, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, January NAC, January 2024, 2024-01-05 33rd of 166, Cadet Men’s Sabre, December SJCC + Division 1 NAC, 2023-12-01 26th of 236, Junior Men’s Sabre, December SJCC + Division 1 NAC, 2023-12-01 150th of 216, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, December SJCC + Division 1 NAC, 2023-12-01 33rd of 334, Cadet Men’s Sabre, November NAC, November 2023, 2023-11-10 38th of 311, Junior Men’s Sabre, November NAC, November 2023, 2023-11-10 38th of 308, Junior (2) Men’s Sabre, November NAC, November 2023, 2023-11-10 80th of 238, Cadet Men’s Sabre, October NAC, October 2023, 2023-10-26 100th of 261, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, October NAC, October 2023, 2023-10-26 17th of 71, Junior Men’s Sabre, BladeRunner ROC / RJC, 2023-09-16 30th of 83, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, BladeRunner ROC / RJC, 2023-09-16 3rd of 61, Junior Men’s Sabre, Fortune Fencing RYC/RJCC/ROC(D1A, DV2, VET) & Y8, 2023-09-02 102nd of 280, Cadet Men’s Sabre, National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals), 2023-06-30 12th of 257, Y14 Men’s Sabre, National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals), 2023-06-30 92nd of 386, Junior Men’s Sabre, National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals), 2023-06-30 18th of 192, Junior Men’s Sabre, Raleigh SJCC & Division II North American Cup, 2023-06-02 20th of 71, Junior Men’s Sabre, Collegiate Cup RJCC, May 2023, 2023-05-06 6th of 58, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Collegiate Cup RJCC, May 2023, 2023-05-06 87th of 249, Junior Men’s Sabre, Division 1 Championships/April NAC, 2023-04-21 82nd of 146, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, Division 1 Championships/April NAC, 2023-04-21 14th of 64, Junior Men’s Sabre, Fortune Fencing SYC/RJCC & Non-Regional Y8, 2023-03-24 3rd of 83, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Fortune Fencing SYC/RJCC & Non-Regional Y8, 2023-03-24 9th of 85, Y14 Men’s Sabre, Fortune Fencing SYC/RJCC & Non-Regional Y8, 2023-03-24 29th of 207, Cadet Men’s Sabre, March NAC and Parafencing National Championships, 2023-03-03 29th of 207, Cadet (2) Men’s Sabre, March NAC and Parafencing National Championships, 2023-03-03 9th of 249, Y14 Men’s Sabre, March NAC and Parafencing National Championships, 2023-03-03 63rd of 301, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Junior Olympics, February 2023, 2023-02-17 114th of 302, Junior Men’s Sabre, Junior Olympics, February 2023, 2023-02-17 114th of 303, Junior (2) Men’s Sabre, Junior Olympics, February 2023, 2023-02-17 99th of 274, Senior Division I Men’s Sabre, January NAC, January 2023, 2023-01-06 127th of 248, Junior Men’s Sabre, January NAC, January 2023, 2023-01-06 156th of 345, Junior Men’s Sabre, December NAC, December 2022, 2022-12-09 9th of 248, Cadet Men’s Sabre, December NAC, December 2022, 2022-12-09 10th of 75, Y14 Men’s Sabre, AFM Super Regional SYC/RJCC/ROC (D1A/VET), 2022-11-04 17th of 82, Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre, BladeRunner ROC/RJC, October 2022, 2022-10-29 34th of 83, Junior Men’s Sabre, BladeRunner ROC/RJC, October 2022, 2022-10-29 49th of 246, Cadet Men’s Sabre, October NAC, October 2022, 2022-10-07 1st of 99, Y14 Men’s Sabre, October NAC, October 2022, 2022-10-07 35th of 73, Junior Men’s Sabre, South Coast RJCC/ROC, 2022-09-23 6th of 83, Cadet Men’s Sabre, South Coast RJCC/ROC, 2022-09-23 6th of 74, Y14 Men’s Sabre, North Texas Roundup SYC/RCC, Arlington, TX, 2022-09-03 5th of 48, Cadet Men’s Sabre, North Texas Roundup SYC/RCC, Arlington, TX, 2022-09-03 9th of 60, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Fortune Fencing Summer RYC/RJCC & Y8 (Non-Regional), 2022-08-27 8th of 49, Junior Men’s Sabre, Fortune Fencing Summer RYC/RJCC & Y8 (Non-Regional), 2022-08-27 53rd of 250, Y14 Men’s Sabre, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 181st of 344, Junior Men’s Sabre, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 68th of 260, Cadet Men’s Sabre, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 18th of 41, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Collegiate Cup RJCC, May 2022, 2022-05-21 23rd of 58, Junior Men’s Sabre, Collegiate Cup RJCC, May 2022, 2022-05-21 64th of 160, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Sabre, Division I and Parafencing Nat'l Championships & April NAC, 2022-04-21 67th of 160, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Division I and Parafencing Nat'l Championships & April NAC, 2022-04-21 44th of 297, Junior Men’s Sabre, Division I and Parafencing Nat'l Championships & April NAC, 2022-04-21 6th of 48, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Fortune Fencing SYC/RCC & Local Y8, 2022-03-18 5th of 78, Y14 Men’s Sabre, Fortune Fencing SYC/RCC & Local Y8, 2022-03-18 39th of 198, Y14 Men’s Sabre, March NAC, March 2022, 2022-03-04 100th of 218, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Junior Olympic Championships, February 2022, 2022-02-18 6th of 40, Junior Men’s Sabre, 3rd Annual Precision Invitational RJCC, 2022-02-12 11th of 36, Cadet Men’s Sabre, 3rd Annual Precision Invitational RJCC, 2022-02-12 2nd of 37, Y14 Men’s Sabre, 5th Annual Sword in the Stone RYC and RJCC, 2022-01-21 1st of 18, Cadet Men’s Sabre, 5th Annual Sword in the Stone RYC and RJCC, 2022-01-21 13th of 37, Junior Men’s Sabre, 5th Annual Sword in the Stone RYC and RJCC, 2022-01-21 3rd of 35, Junior Men’s Sabre, South Coast Mary Rafanelli RYC/RJC, January 2022, 2022-01-15 6th of 37, Y14 Men’s Sabre, South Coast Mary Rafanelli RYC/RJC, January 2022, 2022-01-15 164th of 239, Junior Men’s Sabre, January NAC, January 2022, 2022-01-07 1st of 8, Junior Men’s Sabre, San Diego JO Qualifiers 2021, 2021-12-05 14th of 49, Cadet Men’s Sabre, South Coast RJCC, 2021-11-20 29th of 62, Junior Men’s Sabre, South Coast RJCC, 2021-11-20 10th of 38, Junior Men’s Sabre, 9th Annual Little Musketeers RYC and RJC, 2021-11-12 3rd of 47, Y14 Men’s Sabre, 9th Annual Little Musketeers RYC and RJC, 2021-11-12 40th of 87, Junior Men’s Sabre, BladeRunner ROC RJC Reg, 2021-11-06 138th of 228, Cadet Men’s Sabre, October NAC, October 2021, 2021-10-29 26th of 106, Y14 Men’s Sabre, October NAC, October 2021, 2021-10-29 36th of 62, Junior Men’s Sabre, 3rd Annual Socal Clash RYC and RJC, 2021-10-16 7th of 48, Y14 Men’s Sabre, 3rd Annual Socal Clash RYC and RJC, 2021-10-16 7th of 23, Y14 Men’s Sabre, Laguna - Sabre Cup - Y10, 12, 14, 2021-09-26 3rd of 32, Y12 Men’s Sabre, 4th Annual Sword in the Stone RYC & RJCC, 2020-02-21 2nd of 7, Y14 Men’s Sabre, SD Cup Youth Foil #5/Youth Epee #5/Youth Saber #5, 2020-02-01 1st of 10, Y12 Men’s Sabre, SD Cup Youth Foil #5/Youth Epee #5/Youth Saber #5, 2020-02-01 10th of 32, Y12 Men’s Sabre, South Coast Mary Rafanelli RYC/RJC, January 2020, 2020-01-18 3rd of 12, Y14 Mixed Sabre, San Diego Cup Sabre Youth#2, 2019-10-20 12th of 46, Y12 Men’s Sabre, The Fencing Center SYC, October 2019, 2019-10-04 8th of 12, Y14 Men’s Sabre, San Diego Cup Sabre Youth#1, 2019-09-29 5th of 35, Y12 Men’s Sabre, 8th Annual Little Musketeers RYC & RJC, 2019-09-21 94th of 242, Y12 Men’s Sabre, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, June 2019, 2019-06-28 17th of 119, Y10 Men’s Sabre, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, June 2019, 2019-06-28 1st of 5, Y10 Mixed Sabre, Bianchini Sabre Trophy - Y10|Y12|Y14|, June 2019, 2019-06-23 5th of 24, Y12 Men’s Sabre, 1st Annual Precision Invitational RYC and RJC, 2019-04-20 5th of 68, Y10 Men’s Sabre, March NAC, March 2019, 2019-03-01 1st of 18, Y10 Men’s Sabre, 3rd Annual Sword in the Stone RYC & RJCC, 2019-02-22 2nd of 10, Y12 Mixed Sabre, Torrey Challenge 2019- San Diego Cup 3W Youth, 2019-02-02 1st of 9, Y10 Mixed Sabre, Torrey Challenge 2019- San Diego Cup 3W Youth, 2019-02-02 2nd of 8, Y12 Mixed Sabre, Bianchini Sabre Trophy - Y10|Y12|Y14|, January 2019, 2019-01-27 1st of 10, Y10 Mixed Sabre, Bianchini Sabre Trophy - Y10|Y12|Y14|, January 2019, 2019-01-27 5th of 17, Y10 Men’s Sabre, South Coast Mary Rafanelli RYC/RJC, January 2019, 2019-01-19 1st of 10, Y10 Mixed Sabre, San Diego Cup - Sabre Youth # 4 & Junior #3, 2018-12-16 3rd of 14, Y12 Mixed Sabre, San Diego Cup - Sabre Youth # 4 & Junior #3, 2018-12-16 2nd of 20, Y10 Men’s Sabre, San Diego SYC, 2018-12-07 6th of 20, Y12 Men’s Sabre, Holiday Sabre Challenge (Sabre Only) RYC/RJC, 2018-12-01 1st of 10, Y12 Mixed Sabre, San Diego Cup Sabre Youth #2, Sabre Junior #2, 2018-10-28 1st of 7, Y10 Mixed Sabre, San Diego Cup Sabre Youth #2, Sabre Junior #2, 2018-10-28 1st of 12, Y10 Men’s Sabre, La Jolla RYC Sabre ONLY, 2018-10-06 1st of 8, Y10 Mixed Sabre, San Diego Cup Sabre Youth #1, Sabre Junior #1, 2018-09-30 1st of 5, Y10 Mixed Sabre, Bianchini Sabre Trophy - Y10|Y12|Y14|, 2018-06-17 3rd of 15, Y10 Mixed Sabre, San Diego Cup Youth Championships, 2018-06-09 10th of 13, Y10 Mixed Sabre, San Diego Cup Saber Youth #7, 2018-05-20 10th of 16, Y10 Mixed Sabre, San Diego Cup Sabre Youth #6, Sabre Junior #5, 2018-04-29 5th of 13, Y10 Mixed Sabre, San Diego Cup - Sabre Youth/ Epee Youth #5, 2018-03-25 13th of 16, Y10 Men’s Foil, Torrey Challenge RYC (San Diego-Region IV), February 2018, 2018-02-02 6th of 12, Y10 Men’s Foil, San Diego Cup - Foil Youth/Jr #3, 2017-11-26 8th of 15, Y10 Mixed Foil, San Diego Cup Foil Youth/Junior #2, 2017-10-08 9th of 12, Y10 Mixed Foil, San Diego Cup - Foil Youth/Jr #1, 2017-10-01
Results
Results: 147
| When | Competition | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2024 | November NAC, Louisville, KYAskFRED | Cadet Men’s Sabre | 3rd of 296 |
| 8 Nov 2024 | November NAC, Louisville, KYAskFRED | Junior Men’s Sabre | 25th of 294 |
| 12 Oct 2024 | EFC Cadet Circuit Budapest Sabre 2024EFC | Cadet Men’s Sabre | 16th of 292 |
| 4 Oct 2024 | October NAC, Atlantic City, NJAskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Sabre | 139th of 338 |
| 4 Oct 2024 | October NAC, Atlantic City, NJAskFRED | Junior Men’s Sabre | 94th of 363 |
| 14 Sept 2024 | BladeRunner ROC/RJC, September 2024AskFRED | Junior Men’s Sabre | 23rd of 92 |
| 14 Sept 2024 | BladeRunner ROC/RJC, September 2024AskFRED | Senior Division IA Men’s Sabre | 27th of 99 |
| 29 Jun 2024 | National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Columbus, OHAskFRED | Cadet Men’s Sabre | 17th of 266 |
| 29 Jun 2024 | National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Columbus, OHAskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Sabre | 86th of 182 |
| 29 Jun 2024 | National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Columbus, OHAskFRED | Junior Men’s Sabre | 65th of 367 |
| 25 Apr 2024 | Division 1/Parafencing National Championships + April NACAskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Sabre | 72nd of 169 |
| 1 Mar 2024 | March NAC, Portland, ORAskFRED | Cadet Men’s Sabre | 3rd of 211 |
| 16 Feb 2024 | Junior Olympics, February 2024AskFRED | Cadet Men’s Sabre | 120th of 324 |
| 16 Feb 2024 | Junior Olympics, February 2024AskFRED | Junior (2) Men’s Sabre | 59th of 318 |
| 16 Feb 2024 | Junior Olympics, February 2024AskFRED | Junior Men’s Sabre | 59th of 319 |
| 5 Jan 2024 | January NAC, January 2024AskFRED | Junior Men’s Sabre | 100th of 269 |
| 5 Jan 2024 | January NAC, January 2024AskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Sabre | 160th of 265 |
| 1 Dec 2023 | December SJCC + Division 1 NACAskFRED | Cadet Men’s Sabre | 33rd of 166 |
| 1 Dec 2023 | December SJCC + Division 1 NACAskFRED | Junior Men’s Sabre | 26th of 236 |
| 1 Dec 2023 | December SJCC + Division 1 NACAskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Sabre | 150th of 216 |
Videos
Head to head
Against left-handers 1–1 · right-handers 2–4, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Walter JI | 0 | 1 | 18 Jan 2025 | |
| Connor Bryce WOODWARD | 1 | 0 | 18 Jan 2025 | |
| David SAGARDI DIAZ | 1 | 0 | 18 Jan 2025 | |
| Edward MAKLIN | 0 | 1 | 18 Jan 2025 | |
| Gabriel Malik Abrous MCCARTHY | 0 | 1 | 18 Jan 2025 |
Everyone they’ve met (3 more)
| Against | Won | Lost | Last met | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkosi BROU | 0 | 1 | 18 Jan 2025 | |
| Sango KIMURA | 1 | 0 | 18 Jan 2025 | |
| Thomas BILLOD | 0 | 1 | 18 Jan 2025 |
Figures
rating, ranking and how they fence
Over time
1st10th100th Junior Sabre 317th, 2024–25
As a table
| Season | Weapon | fency ELO | FIE ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Sabre | 1,688 | |
| 2025–26 | Sabre | 1,685 | |
| 2024–25 | Sabre | 1,682 | 317th Junior |
| 2023–24 | Sabre | 1,704 | |
| 2022–23 | Sabre | 1,692 | |
| 2021–22 | Sabre | 1,670 | |
| 2019–20 | Sabre | 1,673 | |
| 2018–19 | Sabre | 1,675 | |
| 2017–18 | Sabre | 1,523 | |
| 2017–18 | Foil | 1,478 |
How fency ELO works · the best now
How they fence
| Stage | Won–lost | An average bout | By one touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 2–4 33% | 3.7–4.7 | 2–1 |
| Tables | 1–1 50% | 11–12 | 0–0 |