Nicole Ross

Nicole Ross (born January 15, 1989) is an American female fencer.[1][2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the Women's foil but was defeated 8–15 in the second round.[3] At the 2017 World Championships, she, Lee Kiefer, Margaret Lu and Nzingha Prescod won the silver medal in the women's team event.

Nicole Ross
Personal information
Born (1989-01-15) January 15, 1989
New York, United States
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportFencing
WeaponFoil
Handright-handed
ClubFencers Club New York
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
World Championships
2018 WuxiTeam
2017 LeipzigTeam
2019 BudapestTeam
Pan American Games
2019 Lima Team
2015 Toronto Team
2015 Toronto Individual

Career

She won silver at the 2015 and 2016 Pan American Fencing Championships, bronze at the 2009 and 2017 Pan American Fencing Championships.[4][5][6][7] She was part of the USA's medal winning 2009 Junior World Championship team.[8] She won an NCAA title in 2010.[8]

She took up fencing at the age of 9, inspired by the Princess Bride.[9] She is an assistant coach at Cornell University and graduated with a degree in Art History from Columbia University in 2013.[9][10][11]

References
  1. London2012.com Archived July 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Nicole Ross Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  3. "Women's Individual Foil Results". BBC Sport. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  4. "Result: overal ranking, pools, tablo 64, quarterfinal – Championnats Panaméricains – Santiago – 26.04.15 – FIE – International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  5. "Result: overal ranking, pools, tablo 64, quarterfinal – Championnats Panaméricains – Panama – 23.06.16 – FIE – International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  6. "Result: overal ranking, pools, tablo 64, quarterfinal – Championnats Panaméricains – San Salvador – 09.07.09 – FIE – International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  7. "Result: overal ranking, pools, tablo 64, quarterfinal – Championnats Panaméricains – Montreal – 15.06.17 – FIE – International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  8. "2012 Olympian Nicole Ross To Join Cornell Fencing Staff". Cornell University. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  9. "Fencer – ROSS Nicole – USA – FIE – International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  10. "AitN: July 30, 2018". Columbia College Today. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  11. "Nicole Ross - Fencing". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
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