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fencer

[fen-ser] / ˈfɛn sər /
NOUN
swordsman
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Discretionary Olympic spots are infrequent, but in 2023, fencer Olga Kharlan received a place at Paris 2024 from former IOC President Thomas Bach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026

Wheelchair fencer Andrii Demchuk crossed the border to Poland with his wife and two children after the invasion.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2024

At Rio 2016, fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad made headlines when she became the first American to compete at the Olympics while wearing a headscarf.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2024

Weber, a Long Island native who went to the University of Pennsylvania, was a world-class fencer, said Jeff Salmon, who knew him from the time they were boys through various fencing competitions.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2023

“It’s just odd that a man who is a master fencer, a defeater of giants, an expert in the use of iocane powder, would not know what this ravine opens into.”

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman




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