Famous American Fencers

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Gerek Meinhardt
(American Fencer)
Gerek Meinhardt
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Birthdate: July 27, 1990
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 2 
Mariel Zagunis
(American Sabre Fencer and Two-Time Olympic Champion in the Individual Sabre)
Mariel Zagunis
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Birthdate: March 3, 1985
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 3 
Lee Kiefer
(American Right-Handed Foil Fencer and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Lee Kiefer
4
Birthdate: June 15, 1994
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 4 
Peter Westbrook
(American Former Sabre Fencing and Businessman)
Peter Westbrook
3
Birthdate: April 16, 1952
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 5 
Monica Aksamit
(American Olympic Saber Fencer)
Monica Aksamit
3
Birthdate: February 18, 1990
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 6 
Ibtihaj Muhammad
(American Sabre Fencer Known for Being the First Muslim American Woman to Wear a Headscarf in the Olympics)
Ibtihaj Muhammad
8
Birthdate: December 4, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Maplewood, New Jersey, United States

Ibtihaj Muhammad is an American sabre fencer. An important member of the US fencing team, Muhammad is the first Muslim woman to wear a hijab while competing in the Olympics for the United States. In 2016, she became the first Muslim American woman to win an Olympic medal while wearing a hijab; she won a bronze medal for her team.

 7 
Miles Chamley-Watson
(American Right-Handed Foil Fencer and 11-Time Team Pan American Champion)
Miles Chamley-Watson
4
Birthdate: December 3, 1989
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 8 
Kinmont Hoitsma
(American Fencer)
Kinmont Hoitsma
3
Birthdate: April 10, 1934
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cooperstown, New York, United States
Died: September 30, 2013
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 9 
Tim Morehouse
(American Fencer)
Tim Morehouse
3
Birthdate: July 29, 1978
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 10 
Race Imboden
(American Left-Handed Foil Fencer)
Race Imboden
6
Birthdate: April 17, 1993
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 11 
Sada Jacobson
(American Fencer and Olympic Medalist)
Sada Jacobson
2
Birthdate: February 14, 1983
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 12 
Alexander Massialas
(American Right-Handed Foil Fencer)
Alexander Massialas
6
Birthdate: April 20, 1994
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 13 
Eli Dershwitz
(American Left-Handed Sabre Fencer and Two-Time Olympian)
Eli Dershwitz
3
Birthdate: September 23, 1995
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 14 
Dagmara Wozniak
(American Saber Fencer)
Dagmara Wozniak
3
Birthdate: July 1, 1988
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wrocław, Poland
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 15 
Henry Skillman Breckinridge
(American Lawyer, Politician and Fencer)
Henry Skillman Breckinridge
3
Birthdate: May 25, 1886
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: May 2, 1960
 16 
Nzingha Prescod
(American Foil Fencer)
Nzingha Prescod
3
Birthdate: August 14, 1992
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 17 
Keeth Smart
(American Sabre Fencer and the First American to Gain the Sport’s Top Ranking for Males)
Keeth Smart
3
Birthdate: July 29, 1978
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 18 
Soren Thompson
(American éPée Fencer, Team World Champion, and Two-Time Olympian)
Soren Thompson
3
Birthdate: May 5, 1981
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 19 
Chris O'Loughlin
(American Fencer)
Chris O'Loughlin
3
Birthdate: December 13, 1967
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 20 
Herbert Cohen
(American Foil Fencer)
Herbert Cohen
2
Birthdate: June 7, 1940
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
 21 
Rebecca Ward
(American Sabre Fencer)
Rebecca Ward
2
Birthdate: February 7, 1990
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Grand Junction, Colorado, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 22 
Alfonso Morales
(American Fencer)
Alfonso Morales
3
Birthdate: May 19, 1937
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Douglas, Arizona, United States
 23 
Courtney Hurley
(American Fencer)
Courtney Hurley
2
Birthdate: September 30, 1990
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 24 
Erinn Smart
(American Fencer)
Erinn Smart
2
Birthdate: January 12, 1980
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 25 
Ivan Lee
(American Sabre Fencer, Referee and Coach)
Ivan Lee
2
Birthdate: March 31, 1981
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
 26 
Nicole Ross
(American Foil Fencer)
Nicole Ross
2
Birthdate: January 15, 1989
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 27 
John Hurd
(American Foil Fencer)
John Hurd
2
Birthdate: July 2, 1914
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, United States
Died: September 6, 2001
 28 
Emily Cross
(American Foil Fencer)
Emily Cross
2
Birthdate: October 15, 1986
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 29 
Byron Krieger
(American Foil Fencer)
Byron Krieger
2
Birthdate: July 20, 1920
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: November 8, 2015
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 30 
Kamara James
(American Olympic épée Fencer)
Kamara James
2
Birthdate: November 23, 1984
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica
Died: September 20, 2014
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 31 
James Melcher
(American épée Fencer)
James Melcher
1
Birthdate: November 5, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States
 32 
Kelley Hurley
(American épée Fencer)
Kelley Hurley
2
Birthdate: April 4, 1988
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 33 
Albert Axelrod
(American Foil Fencer)
Albert Axelrod
1
Birthdate: February 12, 1921
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
Died: February 24, 2004
 34 
Emily Jacobson
(American Olympic Sabre Fencer)
Emily Jacobson
2
Birthdate: December 2, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Decatur, Georgia, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 35 
Ann O'Donnell
(American Fencer)
Ann O'Donnell
1
Birthdate: March 8, 1947
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bayonne, New Jersey, United States
 36 
Roberta Brown
(American Fencer and Actress)
Roberta Brown
1
Birthdate: April 2, 1965
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Warwick, Rhode Island, United States
 37 
Jason Rogers
(American Saber Fencer)
Jason Rogers
2
Birthdate: April 14, 1983
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 38 
Nick Bravin
(American Fencer)
Nick Bravin
1
Birthdate: May 28, 1971
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Hanna Thompson
(American Foil Fencer)
Hanna Thompson
1
Birthdate: November 1, 1983
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rochester, New York, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Leslie Marx
(American Fencer)
Leslie Marx
1
Birthdate: April 24, 1967
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States