Weston "Seth" Kelsey (born August 24, 1981 in
Santa Monica, California
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) is an American
épée fencer and three time Olympic fencer.
He competed at three Olympiads:
2004
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2008
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and
2012
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. He finished 4th in the individual competition at the 2012 London Olympics.
Career
He finished 17th in the individual competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He has competed at the
World Fencing Championships
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since 2003. His best results were seventh at the
2010 World Fencing Championships in
Paris, France
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. He was a member of the American team that won the silver medal in team épée at the 2010 World Championships and a member of the American épée team that won the 2012 World Championships in Kiev, Ukraine.
He competed in the 2012 Olympics at London, losing his semi-final 5 - 6 to eventual champion
Ruben Limardo
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.
He went on to compete against Korean épée fencer
Jung Jin-Sun in the bronze medal match, losing 11 - 12 in the sudden death priority minute.
References
External links
Seth Kelsey athlete page at USA FencingSeth Kelsey FIE license page at Federation Internationale D'Escrime
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1981 births
American male épée fencers
Living people
Olympic fencers of the United States
Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 2007 Pan American Games
Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 2011 Pan American Games
Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Santa Monica, California
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States
Pan American Games medalists in fencing
United States Air Force Athlete of the Year
Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games