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Kasia Trzopek

Olympian 2016

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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

Pacifica, CA

Education

Warsaw Uprising High School Number 19 Penn State University '06, Philosophy

Personal

Daughter of Malgorzata and Marian Trzopek...Married to Mehmet Yorukoglu...Two-time NCAA Champion...Hobbies include hiking, sewing, embroidery and photography...Speaks Italian and Polish.

Career Highlights

2015 Barcelona Senior World Cup, 62nd
2014 October North American Cup, 1st
2014 Leipzig World Cup, 48th