Weston Kelsey
{{Short description|American épée fencer (born 1981)}}
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| birth_place = Santa Monica, California, United States
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| height = 1.93 m
| weight = 95 kg
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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2012 Kyiv|Team épée}}
{{MedalSilver|2010 Paris|Team épée}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}
{{MedalGold|2011 Guadalajara|Individual épée}}
{{MedalGold|2011 Guadalajara|Team épée}}
{{MedalBronze|2007 Rio de Janeiro|Team épée}}
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Weston "Seth" Kelsey (born August 24, 1981) is an American épée fencer and three time Olympic fencer.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ke/seth-kelsey-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080929/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ke/seth-kelsey-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Weston Kelsey Olympic Results |accessdate=2012-06-10 |work=sports-reference.com}} He competed at three Olympiads: 2004, 2008 and 2012. 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 since 2003. His best results were seventh at the 2010 World Fencing Championships in Paris, France.{{cite web|url=http://fie.ch/Competitions/FencerDetail.aspx?param=58449C2ACFD3373E3E8E006C458FE46 |title=Fencer |publisher=Fie.ch |date=1981-08-24 |accessdate=2012-05-22}} 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 Kyiv, Ukraine.{{Cite web|url = http://static1.fie.org/uploads/5/26930-KELSEY%20Weston.pdf|title = KELSEY WESTON at FIE.org|date = |accessdate = 13 February 2015|website = www.fie.org|publisher = FIE|last = |first = |archive-date = 4 March 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110215/http://static1.fie.org/uploads/5/26930-KELSEY%20Weston.pdf|url-status = dead}} He competed in the 2012 Olympics at London, losing his semi-final 5 - 6 to eventual champion Ruben Limardo.{{Cite web|url = http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/fencing/epee-individual-m|title = London 2012 - Fencing - Men's Epee|date = |accessdate = 13 February 2015|website = www.olympic.org|publisher = IOC|last = |first = }} 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.
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Weston Kelsey}}
- [http://usfencing.org/athletes/seth-weston-kelsey Seth Kelsey athlete page at USA Fencing]
- [http://fie.ch/Competitions/FencerDetail.aspx?param=58449C2ACFD3373E3E8E006C458FE46 Seth Kelsey FIE license page at Federation Internationale D'Escrime]
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Category:American male épée fencers
Category:Olympic fencers for the United States
Category:Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Santa Monica, California
Category:United States Air Force Athlete of the Year
Category:Fencers at the 2007 Pan American Games
Category:Fencers at the 2011 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in fencing
Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in fencing