Tomer Or

Early life Or is Jewish, and was born in Haifa, Israel. He earned an LL.B. in Law and Business from the Interdisciplinary Center, in Herzliya, Israel.

Fencing career Or began fencing at the age of eight, fenced at Hapoel Haifa, in Haifa, Israel, and was coached by Ohad Balva and Haim Hatuel.

At the 2009 World Fencing Championships, he advanced to the third round when his scheduled opponent, Mohammed Hussein Ibrahimi, failed to show up, part of a pattern of Iranians not showing up to face Israelis at the competition.

In 2009, he won the gold medal at the 2009 Maccabiah Games in men's foil.

He came in fifth at the 2014 European Fencing Championships in Strasbourg, France. He started his coaching career 2005 at the Haifa Fencing Club in Israel.