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Jeff Spear

Olympian 2012

Athlete Bio#

Height

6'2"

Age

36

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
  • 1-time Olympian;
    • Olympic Games London 2012, 8th (Team Sabre - Men)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2019 – 10th (Team Sabre - Men), 57th (Individual Sabre - Men)
  • Years of participation: Individual Sabre - Men 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019; Team Sabre - Men 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
  • Top finish: 4th – 2017 (Team Sabre - Men)
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