Siobhan Claire Byrne (born August 13, 1984) is a German-born Irish sabre fencer. She is a four-time All-American (2005–2008), a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree, and a two-time medalist at the Junior World Cup Fencing Series. She also won a bronze medal for her category at the 2007 Junior European Championships in

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, and was ranked as the no. 1 Irish fencer. Byrne represented

Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics Ireland competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China. It was the 19th Summer Games that Ireland contested as a nation under the Olympic Council of Ireland. Medalists Athletics 16 Irish athletes qualified for 17 different Olym ...

where she competed in the women's individual sabre event. She lost the first preliminary round match to Poland's

Irena Więckowska Irena Więckowska (born 17 February 1982 in Gdańsk) is a Polish sabre fencer. Wieckowska represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in two sabre events. For her first event, the women's individual sabre, Wiec ...

, with a score of 8–15. Byrne is also a member of the fencing team for the

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(under her coach Vladimir Nazlymov), and a

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graduate, with a degree in health information management and systems, at the

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Irish female sabre fencers Living people Olympic fencers for Ireland Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Irish people of German descent People from Ostfildern Sportspeople from Stuttgart (region) Ohio State University College of Medicine alumni Ohio State Buckeyes fencers 1984 births {{Ireland-fencing-bio-stub