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    State Links To London Olympics: Fencing

    SPNW StaffBy SPNW StaffJuly 28, 2012No Comments4 Mins Read
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    Epee fencer Seth Kelsey, right, is in his third Olympics. / Wiki Commons

    Sportspress Northwest offers another in a series of biographical sketches of athletes with significant ties to Washington at the Olympic Games.

    No fencer with ties to Washington has won a medal in the Olympics. London will be the third Olympics for Seth Kelsey of Brush Prairie.

    2012 FENCING OLYMPIAN

    SETH KELSEY / Brush Prairie

    BORN: Aug. 24, 1981, Santa Monica, CA. RESIDENCE: Colorado Springs, CO. SPORT: Fencing. EVENT: Epee. COUNTRY: USA. OLYMPICS (3rd): 2004, 2008, 2012. HOW QUALIFIED: Placed 32nd (280 in field) at the Paris Epee World Cup in March, 2012. STATE CONNECTION: Brush Prairie native.

    Weston “Seth” Kelsey is one of Team USA’s most accomplished epee fencers. Now a three-time Olympian, Kelsey was a member of the first U.S. men’s epee team 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 the sport at the U.S. Air Force Academy, where he received the Athletic Achievement Award and was a three-time fencing MVP.

    Kelsey is a 2nd lieutenant in the Air Force who competes as a part of the World Class Athlete Program.

    OLYMPICS: Finished 19th (individual) and sixth (team) in 2004; placed 17th (individual) in 2008.

    CAREER —2012: Won a gold medal at the Team World Championships. 2011: Won gold at the Pan American Games as both an individual and as part of the USA team; placed 10th in the Senior World Championships. 2010: Won gold at the Sydney World Cup; won a silver medal at the Montreal World Cup; won a silver medal (team) at the Senior World Championship. 2009: Won bronze medals (team and individual) at the Lignano World Cup. 2008: Made history March 28 by finishing third at the Heidenheim (Germany) Cup. The podium finish marked the first time that an American earned a medal at the prestigious European tournament. 2004: Won a bronze medal at the World Cup stop in Estonia. 2003: Won a bronze medal at a 2003 World Cup event in Havana. (2002): Won national individual championship in epee.

    PERSONAL: Attended Oregon Episcopal School . . . Has a Bachelor’s degree in behavioral science from the Air Force Academy . . . Enjoys reading, cooking and sailing. . . Favorite movie is “The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” . . . Favorite TV show is “House”. . . Role model: Meriwether Lewis, because he journeyed to places unknown and came back to tell the world about them . . . Parents are Morton and Susan Kelsey, who reside in Brush Prairie, near Vancouver, WA . . . Has has one sister, Holly, who attended Western Washington University.

    Olympic Qualifiers

    Athletes with connections to the state who have qualified (or been selected) for the London Games.

    Athlete Sport Gms. # Country State Connection
    Nathan Adrian Swimming 2 USA Bremerton native
    Scott Baynes Basketball 1 Australia WSU grad
    Sue Bird Basketball 3 USA Seattle Storm guard
    Kim Butler Basketball 1 G. Britain Bellarmine Prep
    Dave Calder Rowing 4 Canada University of Washington
    Will Crothers Rowing 1 Canada University of Washington
    Tyler Farrar Cycling 1 USA Wenatchee native
    Amanda Furrer Shooting 1 USA Mead High, Spokane
    Scott Gault Rowing 2 USA University of Washington
    Rob Gibson Rowing 1 Canada University of Washington
    Lauren Jackson Basketball 4 Australia Seattle Storm forward
    Anthony Jacob Rowing 1 Canada University of Washington
    Ebba Jungmark Track 2 Sweden WSU Grad
    Seth Kelsey Fencing 3 Canada Brush Prairie
    Ariana Kukors Swimming 1 USA Auburn Mountainview
    Meagan Kalmoe Rowing 2 USA University of Washington
    Bernard Lagat Track 4 USA Washington State University
    Giuseppe Lanzone Rowing 2 USA University of Washington
    Amy LePeilbet Soccer 1 USA Spokane native
    Adrienne Lyle Equestrian 1 USA University of Washington
    Adrienne Martelli Rowing 1 USA University of Washington
    Arielle Martin Cycling 1 USA Spanaway native
    Conlin McCabe Rowing 1 Canada University of Washington
    Tamari Miyashiro Volleyball 1 USA University of Washington
    Haley Nemra Track 2 Marshall Is. Marys.-Pilchuck
    Brett Newlin Rowing 2 USA University of Washington
    Kara Patterson Track 2 USA Seattle native
    Jennie Reed Cycling 3 USA Seattle native
    Jarred Rome Track 2 USA Marys.Pilchuck High
    Janine Sandell Volleyball 1 Great Britain University of Washington
    Hope Solo Soccer 2 USA University of Washington
    Travis Stevens Judo 2 USA Bellevue native
    Courtney Thompson Volleyball 1 USA University of Washington
    Aretha Thuyrmond Track 4 USA University of Washington
    Queen Underwood Boxing 1 USA Seattle resident
    Eric Uptagrafft Shooting 1 USA Spokane resident
    Tejay van Garderen Cycling 1 USA Tacoma native
    Brad Walker Track 2 USA University of Washington
    Mary Whipple Rowing 3 USA University of Washington
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