Jiří Beran - who takes care of you in 5M?

Hello, my name is Jiří Beran, I have been involved in fencing since I was a child. Together with my father, who alongside another fencer, Honza Tůma, was at the birth of 5M, we are trying to push fencing boundaries and customer services. I try to pass on all my experience to our customers and young fencers all over the country. I’ve loved fencing my entire life, which is reflected in the talks and exhibitions I do for children and schools. My dad and I started a foundation to support young fencers, through which we also try to promote sport fencing as much as possible. Take a look at who takes care of you at 5M :-)

A summary of my fencing career 

I have been involved in sport fencing since 1991, when the SC Praha sport fencing section was first established, and with whom I still fence to this day. Several times I became the national champion in both the Junior and Senior fencing categories. In  1998, I participated for the first time in the Cadet and Junior World Championships in Valencia (Venezuela). Since then I have represented the Czech Republic in successive  junior and subsequently  senior national teams.

In  the Junior category, I value the silver medal from  the 2001 European Junior Championships and the results in late 2000 and early 2001, when I won two world cups and led the junior world rankings.

In  the Senior category, I participated in the 2001 European Championships in Madeira for the first time for the Czech Republic. My greatest achievements to date are 1st place at the World Cup 2007 in  Buenos Aires and 3rd places at the World Cup 2008 in  Lisbon, World Cup 2006 in Sydney and World Cup 2006 in Bogota. In 2006/2007/2008 I was in the top 20 of the World Cup.

 

Recently , I most appreciate the 3rd place in the World Cup  2014 in Heidenheim,  Germany, and  not least the victory at the European Qualification for the 2016 Olympics, which earned me direct qualification for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Unfortunately, I was eliminated from the Olympic Games in  the first round, when, in  overtime, I had an invalid hit that the referee attributed to me, cancelled. As a result, I received international fair-play awards from both the International Fencing Federation and the Czech Olympic Committee. In  2017, we achieved historic success with  the épée team by winning the World Cup in Vancouver,  Canada for the first time in the  history of Czech fencing, and then bringing home a very valuable bronze medal from the  European Championships in  Tbilisi , Georgia. In  2019, I won an individual bronze medal at the European Championships in  Dusseldorf, which I probably value the most.

Junior achievements:

2nd place - European Junior Championship 2001, Keszthely Hungary 7th place - World Junior Championship 2001, Gdansk 1st place - World Cup 2000, Basel 1st place - World Cup 2000, Laupheim 2nd place - World Cup 2001, Pont de Sor  3rd place - World Cup 2001, Catania Multiple times Champion of the Czech Republic

Senior achievements:

3rd place - European Championships 2019, Dusseldorf 1st place - European qualification 2016 for Rio Olympics 3rd place - European Championships 2017, Tbilisi - teams 1st place - World Cup 2017, Vancouver - teams 1st place - World Cup 2007, Buenos Aires 2nd place - World Cup 2013, Buenos Aires 3rd place - World Cup 2014, Heidenheim 3rd place - World Cup 2008, Lisbon 3rd place - World Cup 2006, Sydney 3rd place - World Cup 2006, Bogota 3rd place - World Cup - Grand Prix 2010, Legnano 5th place - World Cup - Grand Prix 2006, Stockholm  7th place - World Cup - Grand Prix 2015, Budapest 7 times Champion of the Czech Republic

A little about me outside of sport fencing:

I studied civil engineering and construction at the University of CTU in Prague. It is a field that I still enjoy, in particular architecture, which gives me another horizon beyond fencing. I also play the drums, which for me is both a physical, coordinating and relaxing addition to sports fencing. If, during my favourite time of year, winter, the circumstances allow, I like to go to the mountains to snowboard or ski. In summer, I enjoy mountain hiking too. 

So now you know me a little more about me :-)