James Honeybone

{{Short description|British fencer (born 1991)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

{{Infobox fencer

| name = James Honeybone

| image = James Honeybone 2014 European Championships SMS-EQ t102656.jpg

| caption = Honeybone at the 2014 European Fencing Championships

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| nationality = British (English)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|1|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Truro, Cornwall

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| height = {{height|m=1.92}}

| weight = {{convert|81|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}

| weapon = Sabre

| hand = right-handed

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| club = Truro Fencing Club

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| headcoach = Jon Salfield

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| fieranking = [https://fie.org/athletes/18996 current ranking]

| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalSport | Men's Sabre }}

{{MedalCountry|{{ENG}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|British Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2012 |sabre}}

{{MedalGold|2013 |sabre}}

{{MedalGold|2015 |sabre}}

{{MedalGold|2017 |sabre}}

{{MedalGold|2018 |sabre}}

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James Honeybone (born 11 January 1991){{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/Team-GB/competitors/9424206/James-Honeybone-Team-GB-London-2012-Olympics.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729074249/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/Team-GB/competitors/9424206/James-Honeybone-Team-GB-London-2012-Olympics.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 July 2012|title=James Honeybone|work=The Telegraph|location=London|accessdate=3 September 2012}} is a five times British champion fencer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's sabre, but was defeated in the first round.{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/311071 |work=Olympedia |title=Sabre, Individual, Men results |access-date=12 October 2022}}

He began fencing at the age of 9, and trained in Hungary for two years.{{Cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION - The International Fencing Federation official website - Athlete biography|url=http://fie.org/athletes/18996|access-date=2020-07-25|website=FIE.org}}

He won the British sabre national title at the British Fencing Championships in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.britishfencing.com/uploads/files/british_champions.pdf |title=British Champions |website=British Fencing |access-date=8 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.britishfencing.com/results-2/2016-2017-event-results-archive/ |title=2016-17 Results archive |website=British Fencing |access-date=8 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://www.engarde-service.com/files/britishfencing/britishchamps18/ |title=2018 British Championship results |website=Engarde Service |access-date=8 October 2022}}