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.
Athlete Bio#
Height
5'9"
Age
34
Hometown
Chicago, IL
Education
Princeton University ’13, Political Theory
Personal
Full name is Anne-Elizabeth Stone…Daughter to Cynthia and Robert Stone…Has two siblings, Robert and Gracie, who also competed in fencing for Princeton…Began Fencing at age 9 after her father saw a flier for a Fencing club in a pizza restaurant in New York…Served as a volunteer assistant coach for the men’s Fencing team at Princeton after graduation…Hobbies include reading.Career Highlights
- 2013 NCAA Fencing Championships, 1st (women’s individual saber), 1st (team)
- 2012 NCAA Fencing Championships, 3rd (women’s individual saber), 2nd (team)
- 2011 NCAA Fencing Championships, 2nd (women’s individual saber)
Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 6th (Team Sabre - Women), 19th (Individual Sabre - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2022 – 8th (Team Sabre - Women), 13th (Individual Sabre - Women)
- Years of participation: Individual Sabre - Women 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022; Team Sabre - Women 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
- Medals: 4 (1 gold, 3 bronze)
- Gold – 2014 (Team Sabre - Women)
- Bronze – 2018 (Individual Sabre - Women); 2015 (Team Sabre - Women); 2013 (Team Sabre - Women)
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