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Jeff Spear

Olympian 2012

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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

6'2"

Hometown

Wyantskill, NY

Education

Homeschooled Columbia University '10, Evolutionary Biology of the Human Species; currently earning Ph.D. at New York University

Personal

Personal: Son of Karen Kimball and Frank Spear...Personal: Hobbies include reading, playing board games and spending time with family.

Career Highlights

2008 NCAA Fencing Championships, 1st (men’s individual saber)

Olympic Experience

London 2012, 8th (team)

World Championship Experience

Most recent: 2017 – 4th (team), 43rd (individual)
Years of Participation: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Top finish: 4th – 2017 (team)

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