Nzingha Prescod
Nzingha Prescod (born August 14, 1992) is an American female foil fencer,[1] bronze medallist at the 2015 World Fencing Championships.
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| Born | August 14, 1992 Brooklyn, New York |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
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| Country | United States |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Weapon | Foil |
| Hand | right-handed |
| Club | Peter Westbrook Foundation |
| Head coach | Buckie Leach |
| FIE ranking | current ranking |
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She took part in the individual event of the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she was defeated 10-15 in the table of 32 by Hungary's Aida Mohamed. In the team event team USA lost to South Korea in the quarter-finals and finished 6th after the placement matches.
Prescod graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 2010 and Columbia University in 2015.[2]
References
- "Nzingha Prescod". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on July 27, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- "Nzingha Prescod". Team USA. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
External links
- Nzingha Prescod at the International Fencing Federation
- Nzingha Prescod at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Profile at US Fencing
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