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 | |
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Personal information | |
Born | New York, United States | January 15, 1989
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Sport | Fencing |
Weapon | Foil |
Hand | right-handed |
Club | Fencers Club New York |
FIE ranking | current ranking |
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
- London2012.com Archived July 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- "Nicole Ross Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- "Women's Individual Foil Results". BBC Sport. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- "Result: overal ranking, pools, tablo 64, quarterfinal – Championnats Panaméricains – Santiago – 26.04.15 – FIE – International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- "Result: overal ranking, pools, tablo 64, quarterfinal – Championnats Panaméricains – Panama – 23.06.16 – FIE – International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- "Result: overal ranking, pools, tablo 64, quarterfinal – Championnats Panaméricains – San Salvador – 09.07.09 – FIE – International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- "Result: overal ranking, pools, tablo 64, quarterfinal – Championnats Panaméricains – Montreal – 15.06.17 – FIE – International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- "2012 Olympian Nicole Ross To Join Cornell Fencing Staff". Cornell University. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- "Fencer – ROSS Nicole – USA – FIE – International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- "AitN: July 30, 2018". Columbia College Today. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- "Nicole Ross - Fencing". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
External links
- Nicole Ross at the International Fencing Federation
- Nicole Ross at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)