Team USA’s Men’s Foil Fencers Aim To Parry Their Way To Gold: “Together, We Are Unstoppable”
All told the foursome each owns at least one Olympic medal, plus a combined 25 world championships medals.
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Height
5' 3"
Age
31
Hometown
Garland
Education
My mother saw it in college and wanted us to do it when we lived in Michigan but we had to be 12 years old at the time. We were about 7 or 8 at the time we moved to Dallas and there we could start fencing at age 9.
Career Results:
2010 - Junior Olympics in Memphis, T.N., Junior and Cadet Women's Foil, 1st place
2010 - Junior World Cup in Lyon, France, 3rd place
2010 - North American Cup D in San Jose, C.A., Division 1 Women's Foil, 3rd place.
2009 - World Cup in Cabries, France, 2nd place
Quick Facts
How did you start fencing?
My mother saw it in college and wanted us to do it when we lived in Michigan but we had to be 12 years old at the time. We were about 7 or 8 at the time we moved to Dallas and there we could start fencing at age 9.
Who has influenced your fencing career and how?
My family. They support me thoughout everything which has been such a great help, especially my parents.
What is something people would be surprised to know about you?
All my siblings fence. My 4 sisters and my brother all fence.
Olympic Experience
- 2-time Olympian
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 29th (Individual Foil - Women)
- Olympic Games London 2012, 32th (Individual Foil - Women)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2015 – 34th (Individual Foil - Women)
- Years of participation: Individual Foil - Women 2011, 2013, 2015
- Top finish: 31th – 2013 (Individual Foil - Women)
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