Weston Kelsey

Weston "Seth" Kelsey (born August 24, 1981 in Santa Monica, California) 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.

Seth Kelsey

Personal information
Birth name	Weston Kelsey
Nickname(s)	Seth
Nationality	United States
Born	August 24, 1981 Santa Monica, California, United States
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Medal record Men's fencing Representing  United States World Championships 2012 Kiev Team épée 2010 Paris Team épée Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Individual épée 2011 Guadalajara Team épée 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team épée

Career

He 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 Kiev, 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]

References

1. "Weston Kelsey Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
2. "Fencer". Fie.ch. 1981-08-24. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
3. "KELSEY WESTON at FIE.org" (PDF). www.fie.org. FIE. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
4. "London 2012 - Fencing - Men's Epee". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 13 February 2015.

External links

• Seth Kelsey athlete page at USA Fencing
• Seth Kelsey FIE license page at Federation Internationale D'Escrime