Seth
Kelsey

Olympian 2004, 2008, 2012

Athlete Bio#

Height

6' 4"

Age

Hometown

Brush Prairie

Education: Bachelor's degree in behavioral science from the U.S. Air Force Academy

Hobbies: Reading, cooking and sailing.
Favorite Movie: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Favorite TV Show: House
Role Model: Meriweather Lewis because he journeyed to places unknown and them came back to tell the world.
Family: Parents are Morton and Susan Kelsey. He has one sister, Holly.

Olympic Teams: 2012, 2008, 2004
Senior World Championship Teams: 2011, 2010 (Silver - Team), 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2003, 2002

Quick Facts

: Weston "Seth" Kelsey is one of Team USA's all-time most accomplished epee fencers. A two-time Olympian, Kelsey was a member of the first U.S. Men's Epee Team ever to earn a medal at a Senior World Championships -- a silver at the 2010 Worlds in Paris.

A high school fencer for four years in Oregon, Kelsey continued fencing at the U.S. Air Force Academy where he received the Athletic Achievement Award and was a three-time Fencing MVP. Kelsey is now a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force who competes as a part of the World Class Athlete Program and is fluent in Spanish.

Recent Competition History

2012:

Gold - World Team Championships
Silver - Pan American Championships (Team)
Bronze - Pan American Championships (Individual)
Fourth - Olympic Games

2011:

Gold - Pan American Games (Individual)
Gold - Pan American Games (Team)
Gold - Pan American Championships (Team)
Gold - December North American Cup
Bronze - Pan American Championships (Individual)
10th - Senior World Championships (Individual)
15th - Senior World Championships (Team)

2010:

Gold - Sydney World Cup
Silver - Montreal World Cup
Silver - Senior World Championships (Team)
Seventh - Senior World Championships (Individual)

2009:

Bronze - Lignano World Cup (Individual)
Bronze - Lignano World Cup (Team)
14th - Senior World Championships (Team)
34th - Senior World Championships (Individual)

2008:

17th - Olympic Games

2007:

10th - Senior World Championships (Individual)
17th - Senior World Championships (Team)

2006:

19th - Senior World Championships (Team)
39th - Senior World Championships (Individual)

2005:

14th - Senior World Championships (Team)
36th - Senior World Championships (Individual)

2004:

Sixth - Olympic Games (Team)
19th - Olympic Games (Individual)

2003:

18th - Senior World Championships (Team)
56th - Senior World Championships (Individual)

2002:

13th - Senior World Championships (Team)
45th - Senior World Championships (Individual)

Olympic Experience

3-time Olympian

Olympic Games London 2012, 4th (Individual Epee - Men)
Olympic Games Beijing 2008, 17th (Individual Epee - Men)
Olympic Games Athens 2004, 6th (Team Epee - Men), 19th (Individual Epee - Men)

World Championships Experience

Most recent: 2012 – gold (Team Epee - Men)
Years of participation: Team Epee - Men 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012; Individual Epee - Men 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
Medals: 2 (1 gold, 1 silver)