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Eliza Stone

Olympian 2020

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Lee Kiefer Wins Fourth Consecutive Pan Ams Gold in Individual Foil
SANTIAGO, Chile — It didn’t take long for Lee Kiefer, the reigning Olympic champion in women’s individual foil fencing, to make a statement in Santiago. Carrying a streak of three straight Pan American Games gold medals into the Pan American Games Sant...
Oct 31, 2023
For Fencers Lee Kiefer, Gerek Meinhardt, The Pan Am Games Are An Opportunity To Win More Gold, Smell The Roses
Lee Kiefer is the defending Olympic women’s foil champion, while Gerek Meinhardt is No. 2 in the world in men’s foil.
Oct 29, 2023

Athlete Bio

Height

5'9"

Hometown

Chicago, IL

Education

Princeton University ’13, Political Theory

Personal

Full name is Anne-Elizabeth Stone…Daughter to Cynthia and Robert Stone…Has two siblings, Robert and Gracie, who also competed in fencing for Princeton…Began fencing at age 9 after her father saw a flier for a fencing club in a pizza restaurant in New York…Served as a volunteer assistant coach for the men’s fencing team at Princeton after graduation…Hobbies include reading.

Career Highlights

2013 NCAA Fencing Championships, 1st (women’s individual saber), 1st (team)
2012 NCAA Fencing Championships, 3rd (women’s individual saber), 2nd (team)
2011 NCAA Fencing Championships, 2nd (women’s individual saber)

Olympic Experience

One-time Olympian (2020)
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 19th (individual), 6th (team)

World Championship Experience

Most recent: 2019 – 5th (individual), 7th (team)
Years of Participation: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
Medals: 4 (1 gold, 3 bronzes)
Gold – 2014 (team)
Bronze – 2018 (individual); 2015 (team); 2013 (team)

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