Iris Zimmermann (born January 6, 1981) is an American fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team

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events at the

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, and she won a bronze medal at the

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. Her sister is

Felicia Zimmermann Felicia Zimmermann (born August 16, 1975) is an American fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. Her sister Iris Zimmermann Iris Zimmermann (born January 6, 1981) is an Ameri ...

, an Olympic fencer for the United States in 1996 and 2000. In 2009, the sisters purchased the Rochester Fencing Club in

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* 1981 births Living people American female foil fencers Olympic fencers of the United States Fencers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Rochester, New York Pan American Games medalists in fencing Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Fencers at the 1999 Pan American Games 21st-century American women {{US-fencing-bio-stub