Weston "Seth" Kelsey (born August 24, 1981) is an American épée fencer and three time Olympic fencer.[1] He competed at three Olympiads: 2004, 2008 and 2012. He finished 4th in the individual competition at the 2012 London Olympics.
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| Birth name | Weston Kelsey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Seth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 24, 1981 Santa Monica, California, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe finished 17th in the individual competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He has competed at the World Fencing Championships since 2003. His best results were seventh at the 2010 World Fencing Championships in Paris, France.[2] He was a member of the American team that won the silver medal in team épée at the 2010 World Championships and a member of the American épée team that won the 2012 World Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine.[3] He competed in the 2012 Olympics at London, losing his semi-final 5 - 6 to eventual champion Ruben Limardo.[4] He went on to compete against Korean épée fencer Jung Jin-Sun in the bronze medal match, losing 11 - 12 in the sudden death priority minute.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Weston Kelsey Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
- ^ "Fencer". Fie.ch. August 24, 1981. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ^ "KELSEY WESTON at FIE.org" (PDF). www.fie.org. FIE. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ a b "London 2012 - Fencing - Men's Epee". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
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