Tristan Tulen

Tristan Tulen (born 22 July 1991)^[1] is a Dutch left-handed épée fencer.^[2] He won the silver medal in the men's épée event at the 2022 European Fencing Championships held in Antalya, Turkey.^[3][4] He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.

Tristan Tulen
Tulen in 2015
Personal information
Born	(1991-07-22) 22 July 1991 (age 34)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Weapon	Épée
Hand	Left-handed
Medal record Men's épée Representing the  Netherlands European Games 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Individual European Championships 2022 Antalya Individual 2025 Genoa Team Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan Individual

Career

Tulen won one of the bronze medals in the men's épée event at the 2013 Summer Universiade held in Kazan, Russia.^[1][5] He also competed in the men's individual épée and men's team épée events at the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan.^[6]

Tulen competed in several editions of the men's épée event at the World Fencing Championships. He competed in the men's épée event at the 2011 World Fencing Championships and in the same event at the 2013 World Fencing Championships. A few years later, he also competed in the men's épée event at the 2017 World Fencing Championships and in the same event at the 2018 World Fencing Championships. At the Grand Prix of Cali, Colombia in 2019, he won a bronze medal.^[7][8] In 2022, he won the silver medal in the men's épée event at the European Fencing Championships held in Antalya, Turkey.^[3]

Personal life

His brother Rafaël Tulen is also a competitive fencer.^[9]