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Lee was the first Black fencer to become a world champion, according to USA Fencing. He also won two Division I national championships at St. John’s, earned two gold medals at the 2003 Pan Am ...
USA Fencing executive director Kris Ekeren responded to a concerned parent, who alleged their daughter was touched inappropriately by a coach, by blaming parents for not reading emails sent by ...
Team USA's Lee Kiefer reacts as she competes in the women's foil team gold medal bout between Italy and USA during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 1, 2024.
Mariel Leigh Zagunis (born March 3, 1985) is an American sabre fencer.She is a two-time Olympic champion in the individual sabre (2004 and 2008) [2] [3] and the first American woman to win a gold medal in fencing at the Olympics (which happened in 2004). [4]
The United States Fencing Association (USFA) is the national governing body for the sport of fencing in the United States. [3] [4] The USFA was founded in 1891 as the Amateur Fencers League of America (AFLA) by a group of New York fencers seeking independence from the Amateur Athletic Union.
In June 2023, USA Today reported that McDowald through his misbehavior may have destroyed the opportunity of his entire Team USA men's épée squad to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [11] [12] McDowald was fencing as part of the squad in the semi-finals at the Pan American Fencing Championships in Lima, Peru. [11]
“You get more diverse people getting into fencing when they see people like them,” Scruggs, 21, told NBC News in a video interview. “I hope to be an example of who can fence.
In April 2024 he represented the United States at the 2024 Junior Fencing World Championships and won a gold medal in the team sabre event. [11] In March 2024 he was named to team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [12] [13] During the men's sabre event, Heathcock was upset by Park Sang-won of Korea in the round of 32. [14]