MACKIEWICZ Andrew

Personal Information

Residence New York, NY, USA

Occupation Athlete, Model

Languages English

Higher education Communications, Media Studies - Pennsylvania State University: United States

License number 12121995001

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Sport Specific Information

When and where did you begin this sport? He began fencing at age eight at Zeta Fencing in Natick, MA, United States of America.

Why this sport? "I just remember I liked 'Star Wars', and I'm still a huge fan. So instead of running around hitting my brother with light sabres my parents signed me up for fencing and I've stuck with it ever since."

Club / Team New York Athletic Club [USA] / Zeta Fencing [USA]:

Handedness Left

General Interest

Nicknames The Mack Truck, Andy (Instagram profile, 07 Jun 2019; fencing.net, 23 Mar 2016)

Hobbies Basketball, music, DJing. (thelanote.com, 05 Nov 2022; usafencing.org, 22 Jun 2021)

Memorable sporting achievement Competing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (thelanote.com, 05 Nov 2022)

Most influential person in career Coach Zoran Tulum. (gmtm.com, 20 Feb 2022)

Hero / Idol US basketball player Damian Lillard. (usafencing.org, 22 Jun 2021)

Sporting philosophy / motto "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." (Instagram profile, 07 Jun 2019)

Ambitions To win gold at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (Instagram profile, 13 Apr 2022)

Other information RETIREMENT THOUGHTS
He planned to retire after the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo but his participation at the Games renewed his motivation. "Being on the world's biggest stage and maximising my Olympic experience instilled a new hunger in me. I was initially going to hang up the sabre and mask after I competed in Tokyo, but I realised this was only the beginning of my journey. There is so much I can still give to the sport and the community outside of it as well." (thelanote.com, 05 Nov 2022)

OCCUPATION
As well as working as a model, he has been a part-time employee at GMTM, a sports social network for athletes, coaches, and organisations. "My goal is to give the opportunity to athletes to have a platform where they can get access to more engagement and opportunities for grants and sponsorships. I guess that's something I have always wished I had in college or prior, just recognising that you can have your own brand at an early age. And that was something that wasn't available in the past but now that it is, the mission for me at GMTM is finding that solution or that opportunity for these athletes." (gmtm.com, 20 Feb 2022; LinkedIn profile, 01 Oct 2021)