Weston "Seth" Kelsey (born August 24, 1981 in

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) is an American épée fencer and three time Olympic fencer. He competed at three Olympiads: 2004,

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and

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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

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since 2003. His best results were seventh at the 2010 World Fencing Championships in

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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

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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 Fencing

Seth Kelsey FIE license page at Federation Internationale D'Escrime
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelsey, Weston 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