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Residence Arnhem, NED
Occupation Athlete, Physiotherapist
Languages Dutch, English, German
Higher education Physiotherapy - University of Applied Sciences Utrecht: Netherlands
License number 22071991000
Club
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Istanbul (TÜRKIYE), 2023-05-19 | |||||
| Zone Championships | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Antalya (TÜRKIYE), 2022-06-19 | |||||
| Grand Prix | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cali (COLOMBIA), 2019-05-03 | |||||
| 1 | - | - | 1 | ||
| Krakow (POLAND), 2023-06-27 | |||||
| 1 | - | - | 1 | ||
| Differdange (LUXEMBOURG), 2024-04-28 | |||||
| 3 | - | 2 | 5 | ||
| Split (CROATIA), 2015-05-16 | Dublin (IRELAND), 2018-10-27 | ||||
| Dublin (IRELAND), 2019-10-26 | Dublin (IRELAND), 2024-10-19 | ||||
| Belgrade (SERBIA), 2023-09-24 |
When and where did you begin this sport? He began fencing at age nine with the SV De Troubadours club in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
Why this sport? He thought fencing was exciting and later encouraged his siblings and his father to take up the sport. After beginning in foil, he moved on to epee as a junior on the advice of coach Roel Verweenen. "There was a club around the corner from me. The first competition you do immediately gives you the boost. It was immediately my sport."
Club / Team Scaramouche Arnhem: Netherlands
Name of coach Rafael Tulen [brother], NED
Training Regime He trains at the National Sports Centre Papendal in the Netherlands.
Handedness Left
Hobbies Basketball, windsurfing. (brabantinbusiness.nl, 13 Dec 2022)
Awards and honours He was named the 2013 Male Fencer of the Year by the Dutch Fencing Federation. He was also named the 2011 Talent of the Year by the same organisation. (knas.nl, 26 May 2014, 30 Jan 2012)
Famous relatives His younger brother Rafael and his sisters Carmel and Lola have all represented the Netherlands in fencing. Lola finished third in individual foil at the 2018 Dutch Championships in Almere, while Rafael competed in epee at the 2022 World Championships in Cairo, Egypt. Carmel participated in epee at the 2017 World Championships in Leipzig, Germany. (SportsDeskOnline, 07 Jun 2023; bd.nl, 22 Aug 2017; fie.ch, 29 Jun 2012)
Ambitions To become a Level A standard fencing umpire. (scaramouche.nl, 19 Sep 2020; arnhemsekoerier.nl, 17 Jan 2018)
Other information TEAM TULEN
In 2017 he teamed up with his younger brother Rafael to coach each other. The pair have since been running clinics and providing coaching and mentoring services as Team Tulen. "Three-and-a-half years ago [speaking in 2020] we were left without a coach. Then we put our thoughts together. How could we proceed? There wasn't too much of a budget, so options were limited. We then decided to do it together. We know each other very well, of course. Not only as fencers, but also as people. We know exactly how the other wants to be guided. That is why we started coaching each other from that moment on. Of course it sometimes happens that we have to compete against each other. But there is no such thing as hostility. It is more about the team interest. After all, we are also each other's students, so there is no rivalry between us." (Facebook team page, 02 Sep 2023; brabantinbusiness.nl, 13 Dec 2022; volkskrant.nl, 07 Aug 2022; teamtulen.com, 19 Jul 2022; nos.nl, 23 Jun 2022; teamnl.org, 05 Oct 2020)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He is a certified Level 3 fencing umpire. He has also worked as a physiotherapist in the Netherlands. (scaramouche.nl, 19 Sep 2020)
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