Daughter of Teresa and Steve Kiefer, who captained the Duke University fencing team
Has one younger brother, Axel, and one older sister, Alex, who have both competed in foil fencing
Married to fellow Team USA fencer, Gerek Meinhardt
Began fencing at age 5
Was the youngest member of the 2009 U.S. Senior World Foil Team
Was the only athlete in the world to have earned individual podium finishes at the senior, junior and cadet world championships (2011)
Became the first American woman to earn the No. 1 foil ranking (2017)
Completed two and a half years of medical school at the University of Kentucky during the leadup to the Tokyo Games

Olympic Games Paris 2024, gold (Individual Foil - Women, Team Foil - Women)
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (Individual Foil - Women), 4th (Team Foil - Women)
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 10th (Individual Foil - Women)
Olympic Games London 2012, 5th (Individual Foil - Women), 6th (Team Foil - Women)

Most recent: 2023 – bronze (Individual Foil - Women), 4th (Team Foil - Women)
Years of participation: Individual Foil - Women 2008, 2009, 2009, 2010, 2010, 2011, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023; Team Foil - Women 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Medals: 11 (2 gold, 4 silver, 5 bronze)

Gold – 2018 (Team Foil - Women); 2010 (Individual Foil - Women)
Silver – 2022 (Team Foil - Women); 2017 (Team Foil - Women); 2011 (Individual Foil - Women); 2009 (Individual Foil - Women)
Bronze – 2023 (Individual Foil - Women); 2022 (Individual Foil - Women); 2019 (Team Foil - Women); 2011 (Individual Foil - Women); 2008 (Individual Foil - Women)

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