fencer

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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

Mattel has recreated a host of sporting figures as Barbie dolls, including American Olympic champion gymnast Gabby Douglas, fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, snowboarder Chloe Kim and golfer Lorena Ochoa.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025

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

For several minutes the wasp circled him, flitting in and out with the agile prodding of a fencer.

From Scientific American • Sep. 29, 2023

Even at fifty years old, Peter was still an exceptional fencer, exhibiting the fastest hand work I had ever seen.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad